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- Title
Induced sputum genes associated with spirometric and radiological disease severity in COPD ex-smokers.
- Authors
Singh, Dave; Fox, Steven M; Tal-Singer, Ruth; Plumb, Jonathan; Bates, Stewart; Broad, Peter; Riley, John H; Celli, Bartolome; ECLIPSE Investigators
- Abstract
Induced sputum is used to sample inflammatory cells, predominantly neutrophils and macrophages, from the airways of COPD patients. The author's aim was to identify candidate genes associated with the degree of airflow obstruction and the extent of emphysema by expression profiling, and then to confirm these findings for selected candidates using PCR and protein analysis.
- Publication
Thorax, 2011, Vol 66, Issue 6, p489
- ISSN
1468-3296
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/thx.2010.153767