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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Avrum Spira
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-7895 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Beane Jennifer J Sebastiani Paola P Liu Gang G Brody Jerome S JS Lenburg Marc E ME Spira Avrum A
Genome biology 20070101 9
<h4>Background</h4>Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the US. The risk of dying from smoking-related diseases remains elevated for former smokers years after quitting. The identification of irreversible effects of tobacco smoke on airway gene expression may provide insights into the causes of this elevated risk.<h4>Results</h4>Using oligonucleotide microarrays, we measured gene expression in large airway epithelial cells obtained via bronchoscopy from never, current, a ...[more]