Cigarette smoking effect on small airway epithelium
Summary:
Analysis of phenotypically normal 10th to 12th order small airway bronchial epithelia from cigarette smokers. Cigarette smoking is the most common cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Results provide insight into the early pathogenesis of COPD.
GPL96:
[HG-U133A] Affymetrix Human Genome U133A Array
Citation:
Harvey BG, Heguy A, Leopold PL, Carolan BJ et al. Modification of gene expression of the small airway epithelium in response to cigarette smoking. J Mol Med (Berl) 2007 Jan;85(1):39-53. PMID: 17115125
