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Association of STR polymorphisms in CMA1 and IL-4 with asthma and atopy : the SAPALDIA cohort

Hersberger, M. and Thun, G. A. and Imboden, M. and Brandstatter, A. and Waechter, V. and Summerer, M. and Schmid-Grendelmeier P., and Bircher, A. and Rohrer, L. and Berger, W. and Russi, E. W. and Rochat, T. and Kronenberg, F. and Probst-Hensch N., . (2010) Association of STR polymorphisms in CMA1 and IL-4 with asthma and atopy : the SAPALDIA cohort. Human immunology, Vol. 71, H. 11. pp. 1154-1160.

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Abstract

Asthma is a chronic pulmonary disorder that is characterized by airway inflammation and bronchial hyperreactivity. Several genetic loci have been associated with asthma, and some of these associations have been replicated in independent studies. However, larger population-based replication studies for the association of short tandem repeat (STR) polymorphisms with asthma are limited. In this study, we investigated the association of STR polymorphisms in genes encoding mast cell chymase (CMA1), uteroglobin (UGB), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-4 (IL-4) with asthma and atopic phenotypes in the large population-based Swiss Cohort Study SAPALDIA. Our results show that the STR polymorphism in the CMA1 gene is associated with asthma and that this association is even stronger with atopic asthma. Similarly, we observed a weak association of the IL-4 2-allele with asthma that tended to be stronger for atopic asthma than for nonatopic asthma. This minor IL-4 2-allele was also associated with higher IgE levels, with a higher risk for a positive skin prick test and with a trend for a higher risk for bronchial hyperresponsiveness. These results support previous findings suggesting a role for CMA1 and IL-4 in atopic asthma and for IL-4 in atopy in general
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Spezialfächer (Klinik) > Dermatologie USB > Dermatologie (Bircher)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Spezialfächer (Klinik) > Dermatologie USB > Dermatologie (Bircher)
09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) > Chronic Disease Epidemiology > Exposome Science (Probst-Hensch)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Public Health > Sozial- und Präventivmedizin > Exposome Science (Probst-Hensch)
UniBasel Contributors:Bircher, Andreas J. and Probst Hensch, Nicole
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0198-8859
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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