title: Molecular genetics in pulmonary emphysema.
abstract: A vast array of new methods in molecular genetics are providing insights into problems at the cell and molecular level. Their applications in lung disease is unbounded. However, they are only methods. They are the right methods for certain kinds of questions and the wrong methods for other kinds of questions.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kelley
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosenbloom
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Crystal
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sifers
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Perlmutter
mesh_terms: D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005796:Genes; D006801:Humans; D008967:Molecular Biology; D009154:Mutation; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000235:genetics*; D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics; D019896:alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
chemical_list: D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin