Environment & Health
Proteomic Signatures of Multiple Environmental Exposures and the Risk of COPD
Abstract Environmental factors such as air pollution, ambient temperature, and socioeconomic status are associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), yet the potential role of proteomic alterations remains unclear. We aim to identify circulating proteomic signatures related to distinct environmental exposures and evaluate their associations with incident COPD. We analyzed 42,445 participants from the UK Biobank with baseline plasma proteomic profiling and 21 environmental exposure assessments. Expos …