Interactions Between Secondhand Smoke and Genes That Affect Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease
Author(s) -
Joseph M. Collaco,
Lori L. Vanscoy,
Lindsay A. Bremer,
Kathryn E. McDougal,
Scott M. Blackman,
Amanda Bowers,
Kathleen Naughton,
Jacky M. Jennings,
Jonathan M. Ellen,
Garry R. Cutting
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.299.4.417
Subject(s) - medicine , cystic fibrosis , secondhand smoke , pulmonary function testing , vital capacity , cross sectional study , lung , environmental health , lung function , pathology , diffusing capacity
Disease variation can be substantial even in conditions with a single gene etiology such as cystic fibrosis (CF). Simultaneously studying the effects of genes and environment may provide insight into the causes of variation.
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