Analysis of genetically driven alternative splicing identifies FBXO38 as a novel COPD susceptibility gene
Aabida Saferali, Jeong Hyun Yun, Margaret M. Parker, Phuwanat Sakornsakolpat, Robert Chase, Andrew E. Lamb, Brian D. Hobbs, Marike Boezen, Xiangpeng Dai, Kim de Jong, Terri H. Beaty, Wenyi Wei, Xiaobo Zhou, Edwin K. Silverman, Michael H. Cho, , COPDGene Investigators
The paper identifies FBXO38 as a novel COPD susceptibility gene by analyzing genetically driven alternative splicing and finding a protective exon associated with COPD risk.
PLoS Genetics · Jul 3, 2019Peer-reviewedGenetics