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Smoking-induced emphysema is an autoimmune process
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  1. Chuan-Gee Choo
  1. C-G Choo, Specialist Registrar, Newcross Hospital, Woverhampton, UK; chuangee{at}hotmail.com

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    Emphysematous lung exhibits predominantly T helper type 1 (Th1) cells, but it remains unclear how tobacco induces Th1 immunity and the nature of relevant T cell antigens. This study explored the possibility that smoking induces an autoimmune response.

    Isolated blood CD4+ T cells from patients with emphysema …

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