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Novel insights into the genetics of smoking behaviour, lung function, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (UK BiLEVE): a genetic association study in UK Biobank.

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UK Biobank is the largest European biobank available at present and represents an extensive resource from which to sample phenotypic extremes in the UK population.20 UK Biobank contains data from 502 682 individuals (94% of self-reported European ancestry), with extensive health and lifestyle questionnaire data, physical measures (including spirometry), and DNA.