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SUBMITTER: Lei Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5301211 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lei Yuan Y Gao Yiping Y Chen Jinkun J Li Miao M Wu Xiaomei X Ning Qin Q Zhao Jianping J Xiong Weining W Xu Yongjian Y Xie Jungang J
Scientific reports 20170210
Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are widely prescribed in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, little is known about predictors of ICSs therapeutic response. To investigate whether the variation in glucocorticoid-induced transcript 1 (GLCCI1) rs37973 is associated with ICS efficacy. A total of 204 clinically stable COPD patients were recruited and administered to inhaled fluticasone propionate/salmeterol combination (500/50 ug, twice daily) for 24 weeks. We genotyped the function ...[more]