Translating lung function genome-wide association study (GWAS) findings: new insights for lung biology

Chronic respiratory diseases are a major cause of worldwide mortality and morbidity. Although hereditary severe deficiency of α1 antitrypsin (A1AD) has been established to cause emphysema, A1AD accounts for only ∼1% of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) cases. Genome-wide association studi...

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Main Authors: Kheirallah, Alexander K., Miller, Suzanne, Hall, Ian P., Sayers, Ian
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41682/