Childhood asthma is associated with COPD and known asthma variants in COPDGene: a genome-wide association study

Childhood asthma is associated with COPD and known asthma variants in COPDGene: a genome-wide association study

Abstract Background Childhood asthma is strongly influenced by genetics and is a risk factor for reduced lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adults. This study investigates self-reported childhood asthma in adult smokers from the COPDGene Study. We hypothesize that chil...

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Main Authors: Lystra P. Hayden, Michael H. Cho, Benjamin A. Raby, Terri H. Beaty, Edwin K. Silverman, Craig P. Hersh, on behalf of the COPDGene Investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Childhood asthma
Genome-wide association study
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Lung function
Genetic epidemiology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-018-0890-0

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