This is a two-stage case-control study designed to evaluate the association between common genetic variants and the risk of lung cancer. The stage 1 studies included 1737 cases and 3602 controls from the following studies: MD Anderson Lung Cancer Epidemiology Study, The Multiethnic Cohort Study (...

Progressive lung function decline is a hallmark of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Airway dysbiosis occurs in COPD, but whether it contributes to disease progression remains unknown. Here we showed, through a longitudinal analysis on two cohorts involving four UK centers, that basel...

Progressive decline in lung function is a hallmark of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although airway dysbiosis occurs in COPD, whether it contributes to disease progression remains unknown. Here, through a longitudinal analysis on 181 COPD individuals from two large cohorts involvi...