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A polygenic risk score and age of diagnosis of COPD.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Sept 2022
Zhang Jingzhou, Xu Hanfei, Qiao Dandi, DeMeo Dawn L, Silverman Edwin K, O'Connor George T, Hobbs Brian D, Dupuis Josée, Cho Michael H, Moll Matthew
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic susceptibility may be associated with earlier onset of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We hypothesised that a polygenic risk score (PRS) for COPD would be associated with earlier age of diagnosis of COPD. METHODS: In 6647 non-Hispanic White (NHW) and 2464 African American (AA) participants from COPDGene, and 6812 participants from the Framingham Heart Study (FHS), we tested the...
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