No Association between Coding Polymorphism within Exon 4 of the Human Surfactant Protein B Gene and Pulmonary Function in Healthy Men
J Physiol Sci Vol.57, No.3 pp.199-202
Abstract: The coding polymorphism (rs1130866) within the surfactant protein B gene is known to associate with certain respiratory abnormalities. We investigated, using spirometry and fluorescence-based PCR, whether this variant influenced pulmonary function in healthy, nonsmoking men. We found no association of pulmonary function with genotype at the rs1130866 locus.
The Biomedical Research Group, Division of Health and Life Sciences, The University of Northampton, NN2 7AL, UK. stuart.raleigh@northampton.ac.uk
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