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Effect of 6p21 region on lung function is modified by smoking: a genome-wide interaction study.
Scientific reports - 4 Aug 2020
Park Boram, An Jaehoon, Kim Wonji, Kang Hae Yeon, Koh Sang Baek, Oh Bermseok, Jung Keum Ji, Jee Sun Ha, Kim Woo Jin, Cho Michael H, Silverman Edwin K, Park Taesung, Won Sungho
Abstract excerpt
Smoking is a major risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, more than 25% of COPD patients are non-smokers, and gene-by-smoking interactions are expected to affect COPD onset. We aimed to identify the common genetic variants interacting with pack-years of smoking on FEV1/FVC ratios in individuals with normal lung function. A genome-wide interaction study (GWIS) on FEV1/FVC was...
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