DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Human genes for pulmonary emphysema

Pulmonary emphysema [DOID:9675]

A chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that is characterized by permanent enlargement of air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles and the destruction of the alveolar walls.

Synonyms:  pulmonary emphysema,  DOID:9675,  pulmonary emphysemas

Linkouts:  OMIM