TB Research

Single-nucleotide polymorphism rs2070600 regulates<i>AGER</i>splicing and the sputum levels of the COPD biomarker soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products

Alen Faiz, Senani N. H. Rathnayake, Nick H.T. ten Hacken, Victor Guryev, Maarten van den Berge, Simon D. Pouwels

ERJ Open Research · 2021-04

Abstract

<b>The COPD susceptibility SNP rs2070600 affects the levels of the COPD biomarker sRAGE in sputum as well as splicing of <i>AGER</i>. Moreover, @PouwelsScience <i>et al.</i> demonstrate large differences in sRAGE levels between serum and sputum.</b>https://bit.ly/3t0pJtK

MeSH terms

  • Single-nucleotide polymorphism
  • Biomarker
  • Sputum
  • Medicine
  • COPD
  • Glycation
  • SNP
  • RNA splicing
  • Receptor
  • Cancer research
  • Genotype
  • Internal medicine