Background: Iron responsive element binding protein 2 (IREB2) variants may be involved in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Recently, many studies have been performed o
aReference allele/risk allele. bAdjusted by age, BMI, age at menarche, age at first live birth, menopausal status and family history of breast cancer where appropriate. cP trend for genotypes between
