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See Latest ArticlesMesenchymal Cell Fate and Phenotypes in the Pathogenesis of Emphysema
COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 05/29/09
Horowitz JC et al. - The authors discuss the emerging evidence supporting that genetic factors, inflammation and environmental factors, including cigarette smoke itself, collectively impair mesenchymal cell survival and function, thus contributing to the pathogenesis of emphysema.
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