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From: Increased human Ca2+-activated Cl-channel 1 expression and mucus overproduction in airway epithelia of smokers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

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Real-time quantitative PCR analyses of CLCA1 mRNA expression in induced sputum cells. Induced sputum samples were obtained from non-smokers (circles, n = 13), smokers without COPD (triangles, n = 5), and COPD patients (squares, n = 20), as described in Methods. Group mean values are shown by horizontal lines. CLCA1 mRNA expression (normalized to that of GAPDH mRNA) was significantly greater for COPD patients’ cells than for non-smokers’ cells. * p ≤ 0.05, Student’s t-test.

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Respiratory Research

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