Limited overlap in significant hits between genome-wide association studies on two airflow obstruction definitions in the same population

Limited overlap in significant hits between genome-wide association studies on two airflow obstruction definitions in the same population

Abstract Background Airflow obstruction is a hallmark of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and is defined as either the ratio between forced expiratory volume in one second and forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) < 70% or < lower limit of normal (LLN). This study aimed to assess the o...

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Main Authors: Diana A. van der Plaat, Judith M. Vonk, Lies Lahousse, Kim de Jong, Alen Faiz, Ivana Nedeljkovic, Najaf Amin, Cleo C. van Diemen, Guy G. Brusselle, Yohan Bossé, Corry-Anke Brandsma, Ke Hao, Peter D. Paré, Cornelia M. van Duijn, Dirkje S. Postma, H. Marike Boezen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Genome-wide association study
Genetics
Airflow obstruction
COPD
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0811-0

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