2010
Meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies identify multiple loci associated with pulmonary function
Publication
Publication
Nature Genetics , Volume 42 - Issue 1 p. 45- 52
Spirometric measures of lung function are heritable traits that reflect respiratory health and predict morbidity and mortality. We meta-analyzed genome-wide association studies for two clinically important lung-function measures: forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) and its ratio to forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC), an indicator of airflow obstruction. This meta-analysis included 20,890 participants of European ancestry from four CHARGE Consortium studies: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities, Cardiovascular Health Study, Framingham Heart Study and Rotterdam Study. We identified eight loci associated with FEV 1 /FVC (HHIP, GPR126, ADAM19, AGER-PPT2, FAM13A, PTCH1, PID1 and HTR4) and one locus associated with FEV1(INTS12-GSTCD-NPNT) at or near genome-wide significance (P 5 × 10-8) in the CHARGE Consortium dataset. Our findings may offer insights into pulmonary function and pathogenesis of chronic lung disease.
| Additional Metadata | |
|---|---|
| doi.org/10.1038/ng.500, hdl.handle.net/1765/28288 | |
| Nature Genetics | |
| Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
|
Hancock, D., Eijgelsheim, M., Wilk, J., Gharib, S., Loehr, L., Marciante, K., … London, S. (2010). Meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies identify multiple loci associated with pulmonary function. Nature Genetics, 42(1), 45–52. doi:10.1038/ng.500 |
|