ADAM33 polymorphisms are associated with asthma susceptibility in a Japanese population.
Clin Exp Allergy
; 36(5): 602-8, 2006 May.
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| ID: mdl-16650044
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Asthma is the most common chronic disorder in childhood, and asthma exacerbation is an important cause of childhood morbidity and hospitalization. Asthma is believed to be a complex disorder involving genetic and environmental factors, and several asthma susceptibility loci have been identified through genome-wide screening. A disintegrin and metalloprotease 33 (ADAM33) was the first asthma susceptibility gene to be discovered by positional cloning in 2002.OBJECTIVE:
The aim of the present study was to investigate whether single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in ADAM33 are associated with childhood asthma in the Japanese population.METHODS:
Twenty-three ADAM33 SNPs were genotyped by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy with the use of DNA from 155 families (538 members) identified through children with atopic asthma. The transmission disequilibrium test (TDT) was performed for family-based association study.RESULTS:
TDT revealed that minor alleles of S+1, ST+4, and T2 SNPs were over-transmitted to asthma-affected offspring (P<0.05). According to the haplotype TDT, no haplotype of ADAM33 was transmitted preferentially to asthmatic offspring.CONCLUSION:
Our results confirm the involvement of ADAM33 in the development of childhood asthma among the Japanese.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Asthma
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Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
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ADAM Proteins
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Child
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Exp Allergy
Journal subject:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
Year:
2006
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japan
Country of publication:
ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM