title: Low plasma CC16 levels in smokers are associated with a higher risk for chronic bronchitis.
authors.affiliation: Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.affiliation: Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
authors.forename: Shuguang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leng
authors.affiliation: Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
authors.forename: Steven A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Belinsky
authors.affiliation: Research and Development, GSK, King of Prussia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Bruce E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Research and Development, GSK, King of Prussia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tal-Singer
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Caroline A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Owen
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Bartolome
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Celli
authors.affiliation: Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, USA ytesfaig@lrri.org.
authors.forename: Yohannes
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tesfaigzi
mesh_terms: D029481:Bronchitis, Chronic / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000097:blood*; D014598:Uteroglobin / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: C556389:SCGB1A1 protein, human; D014598:Uteroglobin