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BACKGROUND: Airflow obstruction is a hallmark of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and is defined as either the ratio between forced expiratory volume in one second and forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC)

Original publication

DOI

10.1186/s12890-019-0811-0

Type

Journal article

Journal

BMC Pulm Med

Publication Date

07/03/2019

Volume

19

Keywords

Airflow obstruction, COPD, Genetics, Genome-wide association study, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, CCAAT-Binding Factor, Cohort Studies, Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7, Female, Forced Expiratory Volume, Genes, Overlapping, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genome-Wide Association Study, Humans, Linear Models, Logistic Models, Lung, Male, Middle Aged, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Quantitative Trait Loci, Smoking, Spirometry, Tumor Suppressor Proteins, Vital Capacity, Young Adult