BUSM researchers identify gene variant associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Sunday, March 22, 2009 - 11:30
in Health & Medicine
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have, for the first time, identified a gene variant on chromosome 4 that may be a potential risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). These findings were published in PLoS Genetics on 20th March...
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