Publication details

Relationship between 17q21 locus and adult asthma in Czech population

Authors

HRDLIČKOVÁ Barbara IZAKOVIČOVÁ HOLLÁ Lydie

Year of publication 2011
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Human Immunology
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.humimm.2011.07.309
Field Pneumology
Keywords Allergic asthma; ORMDL3; single nucleotide polymorphism; SNP
Description Several whole-genome association studies have shown a significant link between childhood asthma and the 17q12 chromosome region. We selected tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the ORMDL3 gene (17q12) to investigate gene variability in relation to adult allergic asthma and asthma/atopy traits in the Czech Caucasians. Our findings suggest that the genetic variability in the 17q21 region may be one of the risk factors also for adult asthma, especially in males.
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