A disintegrin and metalloprotease 33 polymorphism association with COPD in long-term tobacco smokers of the ethnic Kashmiri population of India

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by an interaction of various environmental influences especially cigarette smoking and genetic determinants. The prevalence of this disease is ever increasing and characterization of the genetic determinants of the disease has...

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Main Authors: Sonaullah Shah, Amir Rashid, Zaffar A Shah, Rafi Ahmad Jan, Umar Hafiz Khan, Imtiyaz A Bhat, Suhail Mantoo, Tajamul H Shah, Parvaiz A Koul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Lung India
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Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2015;volume=32;issue=3;spage=220;epage=224;aulast=Shah