Journal
HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS
Volume 12, Issue 16, Pages 1973-1979Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddg208
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [N01-HR-16044, N01-HR-16049, N01-HR-16052, N01-HR-16047, N01-HR-16048, N01-HR-16050, N01-HR-16051, HL07427, N01-HR-16045, N01-HR-67664, N01-HR-16046] Funding Source: Medline
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Chromosome 12q13-24 is among the regions most frequently identified in genome-wide surveys for asthma susceptibility loci, with reports of two distinct clusters of positive linkage signals: one near the interferon gamma locus, the other near the nitric oxide synthase 1 locus. These results suggest that 12q harbors several asthma susceptibility loci. We evaluated this possibility in a subset of families ascertained through the Childhood Asthma Management Program (CAMP) Genetics Ancillary Study. Fifty-five nuclear families with at least two asthmatic siblings (212 individuals) were genotyped using 32 microsatellite markers. Nonparametric linkage analysis was performed for the asthma phenotype (qualitative). Multipoint variance component-based linkage analysis was performed for five quantitative asthma-related traits: (i) percent predicted forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1); (ii) dose of methacholine resulting in 20% fall in FEV1 from baseline (PC20); (iii) post-bronchodilator percent change in FEV1 (BDPR); (iv) serum eosinophil levels (EOS); and (v) total serum IgE levels (IgE). Three separate and distinct loci demonstrated evidence suggestive of linkage: asthma at 68 cM (exact P-value = 0.05), airways responsiveness (PC20) at 147 cM (P=0.01), and indices of pulmonary function (FEV1, BDPR) at 134cM (P=0.05 and P<0.01, respectively). No linkage was observed for the atopy-related phenotypes. We provide further evidence supporting the presence of an asthma susceptibility locus at the proximal end of chromosome 12q, as well as new evidence for additional loci more distally that account for unique features of the asthma phenotype. Fine mapping efforts for these loci are warranted.
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