Tumor Necrosis Factor-α +489G/A gene polymorphism is associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
✍ Scribed by Mehmet Küçükaycan; Michiel Van Krugten; Herman-Jan Pennings; Tom WJ Huizinga; Wim A Buurman; Mieke A Dentener; Emiel FM Wouters
- Book ID
- 118727935
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 413 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1465-9921
- DOI
- 10.1186/rr194
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