Genetic loci associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap with loci for lung function and pulmonary fibrosis

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. We performed a genetic association study in 15,256 cases and 47,936 controls, with replication of select top results (P < 5 × 10(-6)) in 9,498 cases and 9,748 controls. In the combined meta-analysis, we identi...

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Main Authors: Hobbs, Brian D., de Jong, Kim, Lamontagne, Maxime, Bossé, Yohan, Shrine, Nick, Artigas, María Soler, Wain, Louise V., Hall, Ian P., Jackson, Victoria E., Wyss, Annah B., London, Stephanie J., North, Kari E., Franceschini, Nora, Strachan, David P., Beaty, Terri H., Hokanson, John E., Crapo, James D., Castaldi, Peter J., Chase, Robert P., Bartz, Traci M., Heckbert, Susan R., Psaty, Bruce M., Gharib, Sina A., Zanen, Pieter, Lammers, Jan W., Oudkerk, Matthijs, Groen, H.J., Locantore, Nicholas, Tal-Singer, Ruth, Rennard, Stephen I., Vestbo, Jørgen, Timens, Wim, Paré, Peter D., Latourelle, Jeanne C., Dupuis, Josée, O'Connor, George T., Wilk, Jemma B., Kim, Woo Jin, Lee, Mi Kyeong, Oh, Yeon-Mok, Vonk, Judith M., de Koning, Harry J., Leng, Shuguang, Belinsky, Steven A., Tesfaigzi, Yohannes, Manichaikul, Ani, Wang, Xin-Qun, Rich, Stephen S., Barr, R. Graham, Sparrow, David, Litonjua, Augusto A., Bakke, Per, Gulsvik, Amund, Lahousse, Lies, Brusselle, Guy G., Stricker, Bruno H., Uitterlinden, André G., Ampleford, Elizabeth J., Bleecker, Eugene R., Woodruff, Prescott G., Meyers, Deborah A., Qiao, Dandi, Lomas, David A., Yim, Jae-Joon, Kim, Deog Kyeom, Hawrylkiewicz, Iwona, Sliwinski, Pawel, Hardin, Megan, Fingerlin, Tasha E., Schwartz, David A., Postma, Dirkje S., MacNee, William, Tobin, Martin D., Silverman, Edwin K., Boezen, H. Marike, Cho, Michael H.
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Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44316/