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3/13/2009

According to researchers at Wake Forest University and Washington University in St. Louis, genes may be the reason why one-quarter of smokers develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), while the rest aren't afflicted with the serious breathing problem. They studied a gene called ADAM33 in 880 long-term, heavy smokers with and without COPD. Previous research has linked ADAM33, which is located on chromosome 20, with asthma.