NewslettersPulmonary Cell NewsCRISPR Interference Interrogation of COPD GWAS Genes Reveals the Functional Significance of Desmoplakin in iPSC-Derived Alveolar Epithelial CellsBy Danielle Corrigan - July 21, 2022073The authors applied CRISPR interference to interrogate the function of nine genes implicated in COPD by genome-wide association studies in induced pluripotent stem cell–derived type 2 alveolar epithelial cells.[Science Advances]Abstract