Genetic regulators of sputum mucin concentration and their associations with COPD phenotypes.

Hyper-secretion and/or hyper-concentration of mucus is a defining feature of multiple obstructive lung diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Mucus itself is composed of a mixture of water, ions, salt and proteins, of which the gel-forming mucins, MUC5AC and MUC5B, are the...

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Main Authors: Eric Van Buren, Giorgia Radicioni, Sarah Lester, Wanda K O'Neal, Hong Dang, Silva Kasela, Suresh Garudadri, Jeffrey L Curtis, MeiLan K Han, Jerry A Krishnan, Emily S Wan, Edwin K Silverman, Annette Hastie, Victor E Ortega, Tuuli Lappalainen, Martijn C Nawijn, Maarten van den Berge, Stephanie A Christenson, Yun Li, Michael H Cho, Mehmet Kesimer, Samir N P Kelada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-06-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1010445&type=printable
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