Smokers undergo the same changes in gene expression as patients with COPD
Monday, May 9, 2011 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
'Healthy' smokers experience changes in the gene expression of their lungs similar to that suffered by smokers who have developed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). This is the conclusion of a new study, led by Catalan researchers, which confirms the crucial role that smoking plays in causing these alterations.