Zhang_2002_Zhonghua.Nei.Ke.Za.Zhi_41_11

OBJECTIVE We investigated whether polymorphism in gene for microsomal epoxide hydrolase (mEH) has any bearing on individual susceptibility to the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. METHOD: The genotypes of 55 patients with COPD and 52 healthy smoking control subjects were tested with polymerase chain reaction followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism for mEH gene. RESULT: The frequency of polymorphic genotypes of mEH showed no difference between the COPD group and the control group. In COPD group mEH exon 3 homozygous wild-type, heterozygote and homozygous mutant was 27.3%, 27.3% and 45.5% respectively and exon 4 homozygous wild-type, heterozygote and homozygous mutant was 72.7%, 18.2% and 9.1% respectively. CONCLUSION: Genetic polymorphism in mEH is not associated with development of COPD in Han nationality of North China.