# Pulmonary Diseases Task Force
Chairs: Tarja Laitinen (FinnGen), Jonathan Davitte (GSK)
**Main scientific questions**
1. Are there genetic associations in disease severity/progression in ILD, COPD, and asthma
2. Are there protein biomarkers or protein signatures associated with ILD and COPD disease severity, progression, and onset?
All Task Force related summary statistics can be found from: /finngen/library-green/task\_force/
All Task Force GWASes can be found from Task Force PheWeb:
More detailed Scientific proposal, meeting materials and analysis documentation can be found in [Teams here](https://helsinkifi.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/FinnGen150/EreJeL5V8ypHtzvpPnQlcTEBm2wDth2udndJxxSZWnKRRQ?e=tO3Dwa)
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Specific Pulmonary Disease Task Force [data availability](/finngen-data-specifics/disease-specific-task-forces-and-interest-groups/pulmonary-diseases-task-force/spirometry-data-pulmonary-task-force.md).
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