Massive 15-Year hunt for the smoking gene

NCT ID NCT00608764

Summary

This large, long-term study aims to discover why only some cigarette smokers develop Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a serious lung condition. Researchers are following over 10,000 current and former smokers for 15 years to see if specific genes make some people more likely to get COPD. The study involves health questionnaires, lung tests, CT scans, and genetic analysis from blood samples.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Ann Arbor VA Medical Center

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105, United States

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Columbia University Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • Duke University

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

  • HealthPartners Research Foundation

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55440, United States

  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States

  • Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute

    Torrance, California, 90502, United States

  • Minneapolis VA Medical Center

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417, United States

  • Morehouse School of Medicine

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30310, United States

  • National Jewish Health

    Denver, Colorado, 80206, United States

  • Reliant Medical Group

    Worcester, Massachusetts, 01608, United States

  • Temple University

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, United States

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35249, United States

  • University of California at San Diego

    San Diego, California, 92103, United States

  • University of Iowa

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States

  • University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

  • University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

  • University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States

  • University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

Conditions

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