Framingham Heart Study genome-wide association: results for pulmonary function measures

JB Wilk, RE Walter, JM Laramie, DJ Gottlieb… - BMC medical …, 2007 - Springer
Background Pulmonary function measures obtained by spirometry are used to diagnose
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and are highly heritable. We conducted …

A genome-wide association study identifies risk loci for spirometric measures among smokers of European and African ancestry

SM Lutz, MH Cho, K Young, CP Hersh, PJ Castaldi… - BMC genetics, 2015 - Springer
Background Pulmonary function decline is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality
among smokers. Post bronchodilator FEV 1 and FEV 1/FVC ratio are considered the …

Meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies identify multiple loci associated with pulmonary function

DB Hancock, M Eijgelsheim, JB Wilk, SA Gharib… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
Spirometric measures of lung function are heritable traits that reflect respiratory health and
predict morbidity and mortality. We meta-analyzed genome-wide association studies for two …

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 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 …

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; …

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 …

Interaction of cigarette smoking and polygenic risk score on reduced lung function

W Kim, M Moll, D Qiao, BD Hobbs, N Shrine… - JAMA Network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The risk of airflow limitation and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
is influenced by combinations of cigarette smoking and genetic susceptibility, yet it remains …

Common genetic determinants of lung function, subclinical atherosclerosis and risk of coronary artery disease

M Sabater-Lleal, A Mälarstig, L Folkersen… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) independently associates with an increased
risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), but it has not been fully investigated whether this co …

Association of lung function genes with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

WJ Kim, MN Lim, Y Hong, EK Silverman, JH Lee… - Lung, 2014 - Springer
Background Spirometric measurements of pulmonary function are important in diagnosing
and determining the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We …