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A genome-wide association study of pulmonary function measures in the Framingham Heart Study.
PLoS genetics - 1 Mar 2009
Wilk Jemma B, Chen Ting-Hsu, Gottlieb Daniel J, Walter Robert E, Nagle Michael W, Brandler Brian J, Myers Richard H, Borecki Ingrid B, Silverman Edwin K, Weiss Scott T, O'Connor George T
Abstract excerpt
The ratio of forced expiratory volume in one second to forced vital capacity (FEV(1)/FVC) is a measure used to diagnose airflow obstruction and is highly heritable. We performed a genome-wide association study in 7,691 Framingham Heart Study participants to identify single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with the FEV(1)/FVC ratio, analyzed as a percent of the predicted value. Identified SNPs were...
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