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The early development of wheeze : environmental determinants and genetic susceptibility at 17q21

Loss, Georg J. and Depner, Martin and Hose, Alexander J. and Genuneit, Jon and Karvonen, Anne M. and Hyvärinen, Anne and Roduit, Caroline and Kabesch, Michael and Lauener, Roger and Pfefferle, Petra Ina and Pekkanen, Juha and Dalphin, Jean-Charles and Riedler, Josef and Braun-Fahrländer, Charlotte and von Mutius, Erika and Ege, Markus J. and Pasture Study Group, . (2016) The early development of wheeze : environmental determinants and genetic susceptibility at 17q21. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 193 (8). pp. 889-897.

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Abstract

Growing up on a farm protects from childhood asthma and early wheeze. Virus-triggered wheeze in infancy predicts asthma in individuals with a genetic asthma risk associated with chromosome 17q21.; To test environmental determinants of infections and wheeze in the first year of life, potential modifications of these associations by 17q21, and the implications for different trajectories of wheeze.; We followed 983 children in rural areas of Europe from birth until age 6 years. Symptoms of wheeze, rhinitis, fever, and environmental exposures were documented with weekly diaries during year 1. Asthma at age 6 was defined as ever having a reported doctor's diagnosis. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms related to ORMDL3 (rs8076131) and GSDMB (rs7216389, rs2290400) at 17q21 were genotyped.; Early wheeze was positively associated with presence of older siblings among carriers of known asthma risk alleles at 17q21 (e.g., rs8076131) (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.53; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.16-2.01). Exposure to farm animal sheds was inversely related to wheeze (aOR, 0.44; 95% CI, 0.33-0.60). Both effects were similarly observed in children with transient wheeze up to age 3 years without subsequent development of asthma (aOR, 1.71 [95% CI, 1.09-2.67]; and aOR, 0.48 [95% CI, 0.30-0.76], respectively).; These findings suggest that the chromosome 17q21 locus relates to episodes of acute airway obstruction common to both transient wheeze and asthma. The previously identified asthma risk alleles are the ones susceptible to environmental influences. Thus, this gene-environment interaction reveals two faces of 17q21: The same genotype constitutes genetic risk and allows for environmental protection, thereby providing options for prospective prevention strategies.
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Former Units within Swiss TPH > Microbial Exposure & Childhood Allergies (Braun-Fahrländer)
UniBasel Contributors:Loss, Georg and Braun-Fahrländer, Charlotte
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:American Thoracic Society
ISSN:0003-0805
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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