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Comment
. 2018 Sep 26;27(149):180054.
doi: 10.1183/16000617.0054-2018. Print 2018 Sep 30.

Cadmium lung adsorption, citrullination and an enhanced risk of COPD

David Hutchinson  1
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Cadmium lung adsorption, citrullination and an enhanced risk of COPD

David Hutchinson. Eur Respir Rev. .

Abstract

Cadmium in cigarettes has been overlooked as a risk factor for COPD development as studies have failed to take into account lung tissue levels. The levels of cadmium in blood and urine may not reflect lung cadmium tissue levels in smokers. http://ow.ly/u6Of30lCyw8

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