Predicting Risk for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Highlights:
- Biggest genetics study for lung diseases that involved over 100 scientists from over 13 countries.
- The scientists studied 24 million differences in genetic alteration to understand and identify a more accurate method of predicting Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Study assessed the risk associated with smokers and the development of COPD. Cessation of smoking found to reduce COPD risk in 5 out of 10 people with an increased genetic risk
The genetic risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was studied in a huge multi-country research study that involved scientists from over 13 countries. Stated to be the world's biggest study that involved assessing the genetic make-up of an individual and the risk of developing COPD could aid in the accurate prediction of gene based disease risk.
COPD is a very severe lung disease that is the third most common cause of death in the world. This study was published in the journal Nature Genetics and involved 350,000 people and over a 100 scientists.
‘Gene markers for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) identified will offer individual based treatment options.’
(http://www.copdfoundation.org/What-is-COPD/Understanding-COPD/What-is-COPD.aspx)
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Amrita Surendranath. "Predicting Risk for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease". Medindia. https://www.medindia.net/news/healthinfocus/predicting-risk-for-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-167568-1.htm. (accessed Jan 13, 2025).
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Amrita Surendranath. 2017. Predicting Risk for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Medindia, viewed Jan 13, 2025, https://www.medindia.net/news/healthinfocus/predicting-risk-for-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-167568-1.htm.