Human Lung Tissue Transcriptome: Influence of Sex and Age.
Matteo DugoChiara E CotroneoEmilie Lavoie-CharlandMatteo IncarboneLuigi SantambrogioLorenzo RossoMaarten van den BergeDavid NicklePeter D ParéYohan BosséTommaso Antonio DraganiFrancesca ColomboPublished in: PloS one (2016)
Gene expression in non-tumor lung tissue is modulated by both sex and age. These findings represent a validated starting point for research on the molecular mechanisms underlying the observed differences in the course of lung diseases among men and women of different ages.