Table 4

 Overlapping regions of linkage for pulmonary function phenotypes

ChromosomePresent studyPrevious studies
PhenotypeLOD score (cM)Author, yearPhenotype/PopulationLOD score (cM)
Chromosomal regions with LOD score ⩾1.5 in the present study (all subjects) and in at least one previous study are shown.
*1−LOD drop support interval.
†−log10 (p Value).
2FEV1/FVC, pre-BD1.53 (245)Palmer, 20037FEV1/FVC, post-BD/Early-onset COPD4.42 (222)
Malhotra, 200331FEV1/FVC, pre-BD/General population2.36 (216–251)*
Postma, 20053FEV1/FVC, pre-BD/Asthma4.92 (195)
4FEV1/FVC, pre-BD1.50 (95)Wilk, 200330FEV1/FVC, pre-BD/General population1.64 (89.3)
Ferreira, 20052FEV1/FVC, pre-BD/Asthma2.07† (94)
7FEV1, pre-BD1.53 (11)Bouzigon, 200433FEV1 % predicted, pre-BD/Asthma2.17 (17.7)