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Identification of novel targets for COPD research using genome-wide association techniques
  1. Andrew B Hardy
  1. Correspondence to Dr A B Hardy, Specialist Registrar, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Yorkshire, UK; andrewbhardy{at}yahoo.co.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2009.127415

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    Two recently published genome-wide association studies have highlighted the importance of large DNA databases in the identification of possible future targets for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) therapy. The first study included over 7500 participants from the Framingham Heart Study. Four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on chromosome 4 were found to be associated with a reduced FEV1/FVC ratio. The associated SNPs corresponded to a non-gene transcript area near the hedgehog-interacting protein (HHIP) gene. HHIP is a …

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