Genetic polymorphisms in antioxidative enzymes are associated to forced expiratory volume in 1s (FEV 1) in smokers independently of asthma

Clinical Respiratory Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 46-55

  Malling, Tine Halsen ^a   Sigsgaard, Torben ^b   Brasch Andersen, Charlotte ^c   Frischknecht, Lone ^d   Andersen, Helle Raun ^e   Kruse, Torben Arvid ^c   Sherson, David ^c   Skadhauge, Lars Rauff ^f   Thomsen, Gert ^f   Bælum, Jesper ^c   Omland, Øyvind ^a,b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^f ESBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asthma; Enzymology; Epidemiology; Genetic; Polymorphism; Respiratory function tests

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE 1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE M1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE P1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE T1; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DENMARK; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENE DOSAGE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENOTYPE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SMOKING; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 84155165375     PISSN: 17526981     EISSN: 1752699X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-699X.2011.00245.x     Document Type: Article

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