TY - JOUR T1 - Network analysis: a way forward for understanding COPD multimorbidity JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J SP - 591 LP - 592 DO - 10.1183/09031936.00054815 VL - 46 IS - 3 AU - Rosa Faner AU - Alvar Agustí Y1 - 2015/09/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/46/3/591.abstract N2 - Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often suffer other concomitant diseases that negatively impact their prognosis and health status [1]. However, it is unclear if they are causally related to COPD or result from shared risk factors, such as ageing, smoking and/or inactivity [2]. Likewise, the precise underlying molecular mechanisms are also unclear [3], hence limiting targeted therapeutic interventions. The use of network analysis can help to elucidate this conundrum [4].Network analysis of comorbidities in COPD patients provides new insights into the pathobiology of disease http://ow.ly/Ph44T ER -