Late Breaking Abstract - Associations between a COPD genetic risk score and lung structure on computed tomography (CT): SPIROMICS

Conclusions: Variation in lung structure, whether developmental or acquired, is an important mediator of the genetic risk factors underlying COPD.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Oelsner, E., Smith, B., Nguyen, J., Manichaikul, A., Hoffman, E., Ampleford, E., Dimitrov, L., Guo, X., Taylor, K., Bleecker, E., Li, X., Meyers, D., Peters, S., Rich, S., Rotter, J., Barr, R. G., Ortega, V. Tags: Genes and environment Source Type: research