Project name: Homo sapiens

Description: To further unravel the potential molecular mechanisms involved in the loss of muscle function during an acute exacerbation, a cross-sectional microarray study was designed to compare the gene expression profile of the vastus lateralis muscle in patients with an acute COPD exacerbation and in stable COPD patients.Keywords: cross-sectional patient studyOverall design: A cross-sectional microarray study was designed. The microarray screening was performed on a vastus lateralis biopsy obtained from 4 patients with an acute COPD exacerbation and 5 stable COPD patients. No replicates or dye-swaps were included.

Data type: Transcriptome or Gene expression

Sample scope: Multiisolate

Relevance: Medical

Release date: 2009-03-14

Last updated: 2008-03-14