The study reports novel findings on the associations of muscle weakness and atrophy with a differential expression profile of epigenetic events in the quadriceps of patients with advanced COPD, which was not seen in patients without muscle weakness.

Keywords:
atrophy, comorbidities, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), epigenetic regulation, limb muscle weakness, muscle growth signalling
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2015
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