We conducted a literature search in PubMed in October 2009 for genetic association studies of lung function measurements and/or COPD. The search terms used were: “Lung function” OR “pulmonary function” OR “FEV1” OR “FEV1/FVC” OR “Forced Expiratory Volume” OR “Forced Vital Capacity” OR “ASTHMA” OR “COPD” OR “BRONCHIAL HYPERRESPONSIVENESS” OR “BHR” OR “obstructive lung disease” AND “SNP” OR “single nucleotide polymorphism” OR “polymorphism” OR “gene” OR “genetic” OR “genom*” OR “variation” AND “Linkage” OR “association”
