A comprehensive evaluation of potential lung function associated genes in the SpiroMeta general population sample

M Obeidat, LV Wain, N Shrine, N Kalsheker… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Rationale Lung function measures are heritable traits that predict population morbidity and
mortality and are essential for the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

Genome-wide linkage analysis of bronchodilator responsiveness and post-bronchodilator spirometric phenotypes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

LJ Palmer, JC Celedón, HA Chapman… - Human molecular …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common, complex disease associated
with significant and increasing morbidity and mortality. The cardinal feature of COPD is …

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

LV Wain, N Shrine, S Miller, VE Jackson… - The Lancet …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Understanding the genetic basis of airflow obstruction and smoking behaviour
is key to determining the pathophysiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

A genome-wide association study of COPD identifies a susceptibility locus on chromosome 19q13

MH Cho, PJ Castaldi, ES Wan… - Human molecular …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The genetic risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are still largely
unknown. To date, genome-wide association studies (GWASs) of limited size have identified …

Cluster analysis in the COPDGene study identifies subtypes of smokers with distinct patterns of airway disease and emphysema

PJ Castaldi, J Dy, J Ross, Y Chang, GR Washko… - Thorax, 2014 - thorax.bmj.com
Background There is notable heterogeneity in the clinical presentation of patients with
COPD. To characterise this heterogeneity, we sought to identify subgroups of smokers by …

A genome-wide association study of pulmonary function measures in the Framingham Heart Study

JB Wilk, T Chen, DJ Gottlieb, RE Walter… - PLoS …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
The ratio of forced expiratory volume in one second to forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) is a
measure used to diagnose airflow obstruction and is highly heritable. We performed a …

Genome-wide association study identifies five loci associated with lung function

E Repapi, I Sayers, LV Wain, PR Burton, T Johnson… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
Pulmonary function measures are heritable traits that predict morbidity and mortality and
define chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We tested genome-wide association …

Genome-wide association study of lung function decline in adults with and without asthma

M Imboden, E Bouzigon, I Curjuric, A Ramasamy… - Journal of allergy and …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Genome-wide association studies have identified determinants of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and lung function level; however, none have …

Genomewide linkage analysis of quantitative spirometric phenotypes in severe early-onset chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

EK Silverman, LJ Palmer, JD Mosley, M Barth… - The American Journal of …, 2002 - cell.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common, complex disease associated
with substantial morbidity and mortality. COPD is defined by irreversible airflow obstruction; …

Genome-wide association study of smoking behaviours in patients with COPD

M Siedlinski, MH Cho, P Bakke, A Gulsvik, DA Lomas… - Thorax, 2011 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Cigarette smoking is a major risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) and COPD severity. Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) …