Peter D. Paré

Novel insights into the genetics of smoking behaviour, lung function, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (UK BiLEVE): a genetic association study in UK Biobank

Reassessment of inflammation of airways in chronic bronchitis.

The term chronic bronchitis has been criticised because it is associated with hypersecretion of mucus rather than bronchial inflammation. This study was designed to establish th...

Morphology of Peripheral Airways in Current Smokers and Ex-smokers^1–³

To investigate the effect of smoking status on pulmonary function and pathologic changes in the peripheral airways, we studied 97 patients who underwent thoracotomy for coin les...

Vitamin D Binding Protein Variants and the Risk of COPD

Although the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in smokers shows genetic susceptibility, only alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency has been identified as a def...

Small Airways Dimensions in Asthma and in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

The purpose of this study was to compare the dimensions of the peripheral airways in fatal asthma with those from patients with nonfatal asthma, mild COPD, and normal lung funct...