Whole-Genome Sequencing in Common Respiratory Diseases. Ready, Set, Go!

Craig P Hersh^{1

2}, Anil Vachani³

Affiliations

¹ 1 Channing Division of Network Medicine.
² 2 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts and.
³ 3 Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Division University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Comment

Craig P Hersh et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017.

. 2017 Jul 15;196(2):121-122.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.201703-0479ED.

Craig P Hersh^{1

2}, Anil Vachani³

¹ 1 Channing Division of Network Medicine.
² 2 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts and.
³ 3 Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Division University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Extreme Trait Whole-Genome Sequencing Identifies PTPRO as a Novel Candidate Gene in Emphysema with Severe Airflow Obstruction.
Radder JE, Zhang Y, Gregory AD, Yu S, Kelly NJ, Leader JK, Kaminski N, Sciurba FC, Shapiro SD. Radder JE, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 Jul 15;196(2):159-171. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201606-1147OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017. PMID: 28199135 Free PMC article.

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