Low plasma CC16 levels in smokers are associated with a higher risk for chronic bronchitis

Eur Respir J. 2015 Nov;46(5):1501-3. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00682-2015. Epub 2015 Jul 9.

Authors

Hans Petersen¹, Shuguang Leng¹, Steven A Belinsky¹, Bruce E Miller², Ruth Tal-Singer², Caroline A Owen³, Bartolome Celli³, Yohannes Tesfaigzi⁴

Affiliations

¹ Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
² Research and Development, GSK, King of Prussia, PA, USA.
³ Pulmonary Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
⁴ Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, USA [email protected].

PMID: 26160869
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00682-2015

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bronchitis, Chronic / blood
Bronchitis, Chronic / diagnosis*
Female
Genotype
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Risk Factors
Smoking / blood*
Uteroglobin / blood*
Uteroglobin / genetics

Substances

SCGB1A1 protein, human
Uteroglobin

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