Genetic Factors Associated with COPD Depend on the Ancestral Caucasian/Amerindian Component in the Mexican Population

Genetic Factors Associated with COPD Depend on the Ancestral Caucasian/Amerindian Component in the Mexican Population

Genetic variability influences the susceptibility to and severity of complex diseases; there is a lower risk of COPD in Hispanics than in non-Hispanic Caucasians. In this study, we included 830 Mexican-Mestizo subjects; 299 were patients with COPD secondary to tobacco smoking, and 531 were smokers w...

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Main Authors: Gloria Pérez-Rubio, Ramcés Falfán-Valencia, Juan Carlos Fernández-López, Alejandra Ramírez-Venegas, Rafael de Jesús Hernández-Zenteno, Fernando Flores-Trujillo, Irma Silva-Zolezzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
COPD
genetic susceptibility
<i>CHRNA5</i>
<i>CHRNA3</i>
<i>CYP2A6</i>
Mexican mestizo
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/4/599

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