Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function

International Lung Cancer Consortium, María Soler Artigas, Daan W Loth, Louise V Wain, Sina A Gharib, Ma'en Obeidat, Wenbo Tang, Guangju Zhai, Jing Hua Zhao, Albert Vernon Smith, Jennifer E Huffman, Eva Albrecht, Catherine M Jackson, David M Evans, Gemma Cadby, Myriam Fornage, Ani Manichaikul, Lorna M Lopez, Toby Johnson, Melinda C AldrichThor Aspelund, Inês Barroso, Harry Campbell, Patricia A Cassano, David J Couper, Gudny Eiriksdottir, Nora Franceschini, Melissa Garcia, Christian Gieger, Gauti Kjartan Gislason, Ivica Grkovic, Christopher J Hammond, Dana B Hancock, Tamara B Harris, Adaikalavan Ramasamy, Susan R Heckbert, Ian J Deary, Sarah E Harris, John Henderson, Michael L Hunter, Shona M Kerr, Andrew Morris, David J Porteous, John M Starr, Igor Rudan, Veronique Vitart, Sarah H Wild, Alan F Wright, Lina Zgaga, James F Wilson, Caroline Hayward

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Abstract

Pulmonary function measures reflect respiratory health and are used in the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. We tested genome-wide association with forced expiratory volume in 1 second and the ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 second to forced vital capacity in 48,201 individuals of European ancestry with follow up of the top associations in up to an additional 46,411 individuals. We identified new regions showing association (combined P < 5 x 10(-8)) with pulmonary function in or near MFAP2, TGFB2, HDAC4, RARB, MECOM (also known as EVI1), SPATA9, ARMC2, NCR3, ZKSCAN3, CDC123, C10orf11, LRP1, CCDC38, MMP15, CFDP1 and KCNE2. Identification of these 16 new loci may provide insight into the molecular mechanisms regulating pulmonary function and into molecular targets for future therapy to alleviate reduced lung function.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1082-90
Number of pages9
JournalNature Genetics
Volume43
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2011

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY-DISEASE
  • GENETIC-VARIATION
  • BLOOD-PRESSURE
  • VARIANTS
  • METAANALYSIS
  • RISK
  • PROTEIN
  • POLYMORPHISMS
  • POPULATION
  • EXPRESSION

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