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Lung Function and Death from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in α1-Antitrypsin MZ Heterozygotes
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What is the problem and what is known about it so far?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of lung disease that is usually caused by cigarette smoking. The lungs of people with this disease are progressively destroyed by the irritation caused by cigarette smoke …
