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ReviewJournal of thoracic disease2019

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer: common pathways for pathogenesis.

Brielle A Parris, Hannah E O'Farrell, Kwun M Fong, Ian A Yang

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Review in Journal of thoracic disease, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 99 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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99 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Brielle A ParrisUQ Thoracic Research Centre, The Prince Charles Hospital, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Hannah E O'FarrellUQ Thoracic Research Centre, The Prince Charles Hospital, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Kwun M FongUQ Thoracic Research Centre, The Prince Charles Hospital, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Ian A YangUQ Thoracic Research Centre, The Prince Charles Hospital, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer comprise the leading causes of lung disease-related mortality worldwide. Exposure to tobacco smoke is a mutual aetiology underlying the two diseases, accounting for almost 90% of cases. There is accumulating evidence supporting the role of immune dysfunction, the lung microbiome, extracellular vesicles and underlying genetic susceptibility in the development of COPD and lung cancer. Further, epigenetic factors, involving DNA methylation and microRNA expression, have been implicated in both diseases. Chronic inflammation is a key feature of COPD and could be a potential driver of lung cancer development. Using next generation technologies, further studies investigating the genomics, epigenetics and gene-environment interaction in key molecular pathways will continue to elucidate the pathogenic mechanisms underlying the development of COPD and lung cancer, and contribute to the development of novel diagnostic and prognostic tools for early intervention and personalised therapeutic strategies.

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chronic obstructivelung neoplasmsPulmonary disease

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PMID31737343
PMCPMC6831920

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