title: Perspective: How can genetics help?
authors.affiliation: Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. ed.silverman@channing.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Edwin K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Silverman
mesh_terms: D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D055106:Genome-Wide Association Study; D006801:Humans; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics*; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000235:genetics; D019896:alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics