Extract
In this issue of the European Respiratory Journal, Zhu et al. [1] report findings from a genomic study of lung function in the China Kadoorie Biobank.
Abstract
This editorial highlights a lung function genomics study from the China Kadoorie Biobank with perspectives on ethnic diversity in respiratory genomics research, and the urgent need to improve diversity in that area of research https://bit.ly/3xDmmeZ
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Conflict of interest: M.D. Tobin has received grants from Wellcome Trust (investigator award WT202849/Z/16/Z), NIHR (senior investigator award and BRC member), GlaxoSmithKline and Orion Pharma.
Conflict of interest: A.G. Izquierdo has nothing to disclose.
Support statement: M.D. Tobin is supported by a Wellcome Trust Investigator Award (WT202849/Z/16/Z), and an NIHR Senior Investigator Award, and is partially supported by the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre; the views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health. Funding information for this article has been deposited with the Crossref Funder Registry.
- Received June 7, 2021.
- Accepted June 16, 2021.
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