Associated Press: University of Michigan study seeks genetic factors in lung disease
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The University of Michigan is starting two studies of chronic lung diseases, trying to discover why some smokers get them and others don't - as well as whether 24-hour oxygen can help treat them.
The National Institutes of Health and National Jewish Health are funding a multiyear study of 12,000 people at Michigan and 20 other medical centers. It will look at why 75 percent of smokers don't develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The university is recruiting hundreds of people ages 45 to 80 who are current or former smokers. It's looking for genetic factors in development of lung disease.
A second study will look at hundreds of people over 40 years old to test the effectiveness of round-the-clock oxygen therapy.
Genetics and lung disease study: http://tinyurl.com/yk7eqj5
Oxygen therapy study: http://tinyurl.com/y949dxo
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where do you sign up for the study?i"m 67 been smoking for 54 years.Still vertical
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Posted Nov 29 2009
I'm curious as to why there is no information on joining the study. One would think that if a2.com interviewed someone regarding this study, they would have asked about putting a link in the article. Or did someone just report on a report they read?
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Posted Nov 29 2009
@djm12652: We added the links to the studies at the end of the article.
AnnArbor.com Staff
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Posted Nov 29 2009
COPD is a big complication for patients under treatment for other ailments. If these researchers make progress on this disease that would be beneficial in more ways than just solving COPD.
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Posted Nov 29 2009
Here's more information:
http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1381
- Kara Gavin
U-M Health System Public Relations
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Posted Nov 30 2009