Gene Variant Linked With Development Of COPD In Men
Researchers have linked a variant in the vitamin D receptor gene (VDR) with the onset of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Caucasian men. The study population consisted of participants in the Veterans Administration Normative Aging Study, a multidisciplinary study of aging that began in 1963.
May 16, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: ats, caucasian, copd, international, normative, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, pulmonary-disease, receptor-gene, vdr, veterans, vitamin
