Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Making Sense of Existing GWAS Findings in Indian Context
Journal Title: International Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Analysis - Year 2022, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
To date, more than 1456 associations have been identified for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) risk through Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS). However, target genes for COPD susceptibility in the Indian population and the mechanism underlying remains largely unexplored and no GWAS studies on COPD are available on the Indian population till now. This study was conducted using the existing public data on GWAS of different parts of the world, and the genetic polymorphisms to understand the possible mechanisms of these polymorphisms using available data from the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project. We jotted down 16 important genes and 28 Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in the Indian population from 1456 variants. Pathway analysis showed that these relevant genes are mostly associated with immune responses and activation, which is a key factor in COPD development. Our investigation revealed possible target genes associated with COPD in the context of the Indian population.
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Tanmoy Dutta, Aritra Bhattacharya
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