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ArticleChest2025

Plasma Protein Biomarkers of Spirometry Measures of Impaired Lung Function.

Mohit Aggarwal, Shih-Jen Hwang, Dong Heon Lee, Tianxiao Huan, Jenna N McNeill, Paul Courchesne, Roby Joehanes, Jennifer E Ho, Josée Dupuis, Åsa K Hedman and 2 more

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Article in Chest, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Circulating proteomic landscape of lung function.The European respiratory journal · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Mohit AggarwalFramingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA; Population Sciences Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Shih-Jen HwangFramingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA; Population Sciences Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Dong Heon LeeFramingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA; Population Sciences Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Tianxiao HuanFramingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA; Population Sciences Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Jenna N McNeillPulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
Paul CourchesneFramingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA; Population Sciences Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Roby JoehanesFramingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA; Population Sciences Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Jennifer E HoDivision of Cardiology, Beth Israel Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Josée DupuisDepartment of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Åsa K HedmanPfizer Research and Development, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institute, Solna, Sweden.
George O'ConnorFramingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA; Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
Daniel LevyFramingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA; Population Sciences Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Electronic address: Levyd@NIH.gov.

Funding

THE FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDYN01HC25195 · NHLBI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI RAMACHANDRAN, VASAN S · 2007 to 2014
$83.8M
FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY - YEAR 5 EXAM75N92019D00031 · NHLBI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · 2019 to 2024
$29.8M
The Dynamic GenomeZIAHL006299 · NHLBI · NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE · PI LEVY, DANIEL · 2024 to 2025
$1.8M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA HL006299NHLBI NIH HHS 75N92019D00031NHLBI NIH HHS HHSN268201500001INHLBI NIH HHS N01HC25195
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundImpaired pulmonary function carries significant risks for lung, cardiovascular, and metabolic disorders. RESEARCH QUESTION: Can circulating protein biomarkers of pulmonary function provide insight into the pathophysiologic features of lung function impairment and links to comorbidities? STUDY DESIGN AND

methodsWe analyzed plasma levels of 2,922 proteins in 32,493 UK Biobank participants (53% female; mean [SD] age, 57 [8] years) to investigate their associations with spirometry measures of lung function (FEV

resultsIn the UK Biobank, we identified 1,240 proteins associated significantly (P < .000017 observed in the UK Biobank) with FEV

interpretationThis study identified proteomic signatures of reduced lung function linked to comorbidities, paving the way for improved diagnostics for and treatment of lung disease.

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Blood ProteinsLungLung DiseasesSpirometryAgedBiomarkersFemaleForced Expiratory VolumeHumansMaleMendelian Randomization AnalysisMiddle AgedUnited KingdomVital CapacityBiomarkersBlood ProteinsCOPDlung functionMendelian randomizationprotein biomarkersspirometry

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PMID39580111
PMCPMC12202788

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