A promotor polymorphism in the Interleuk
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Wolfram Klein; Gernot Rohde; Umut Arinir; Michaela Hagedorn; Natascha DΓΌrig; Ger
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Article
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2004
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a multifactorial disorder characterized by irreversible airflow obstruction due to chronic inflammation. Hence, the gene encoding the antiβinflammatory cytokine ILβ11 is a good candidate for being involved in the genetic predisposition to