Whole genome sequence analysis of pulmonary function and COPD in 19,996 multi-ethnic participants

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Here, the authors analyse whole genome sequence data and find new loci associated with lung function and COPD.

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Main Authors: Xutong Zhao, Dandi Qiao, Chaojie Yang, Silva Kasela, Wonji Kim, Yanlin Ma, Nick Shrine, Chiara Batini, Tamar Sofer, Sarah A. Gagliano Taliun, Phuwanat Sakornsakolpat, Pallavi P. Balte, Dmitry Prokopenko, Bing Yu, Leslie A. Lange, Josée Dupuis, Brian E. Cade, Jiwon Lee, Sina A. Gharib, Michelle Daya, Cecelia A. Laurie, Ingo Ruczinski, L. Adrienne Cupples, Laura R. Loehr, Traci M. Bartz, Alanna C. Morrison, Bruce M. Psaty, Ramachandran S. Vasan, James G. Wilson, Kent D. Taylor, Peter Durda, W. Craig Johnson, Elaine Cornell, Xiuqing Guo, Yongmei Liu, Russell P. Tracy, Kristin G. Ardlie, François Aguet, David J. VanDenBerg, George J. Papanicolaou, Jerome I. Rotter, Kathleen C. Barnes, Deepti Jain, Deborah A. Nickerson, Donna M. Muzny, Ginger A. Metcalf, Harshavardhan Doddapaneni, Shannon Dugan-Perez, Namrata Gupta, Stacey Gabriel, Stephen S. Rich, George T. O’Connor, Susan Redline, Robert M. Reed, Cathy C. Laurie, Martha L. Daviglus, Liana K. Preudhomme, Kristin M. Burkart, Robert C. Kaplan, Louise V. Wain, Martin D. Tobin, Stephanie J. London, Tuuli Lappalainen, Elizabeth C. Oelsner, Goncalo R. Abecasis, Edwin K. Silverman, R. Graham Barr, NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Consortium, TOPMed Lung Working Group, Michael H. Cho, Ani Manichaikul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18334-7