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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2009 Mar 1;179(5):356-62.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.200808-1268OC. Epub 2008 Dec 18.

Variants in TGFB1, dust mite exposure, and disease severity in children with asthma

Sunita Sharma  1 , Benjamin A Raby, Gary M Hunninghake, Manuel Soto-Quirós, Lydiana Avila, Amy J Murphy, Jessica Lasky-Su, Barbara J Klanderman, Jody S Sylvia, Scott T Weiss, Juan C Celedón
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Variants in TGFB1, dust mite exposure, and disease severity in children with asthma

Sunita Sharma et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .

Abstract

Rationale: Polymorphisms in the gene for transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGFB1) have been associated with asthma, but not with airway responsiveness or disease exacerbations in subjects with asthma.

Objectives: To test for association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TGFB1 and markers of asthma severity in childhood.

Methods: We tested for the association between nine SNPs in TGFB1 and indicators of asthma severity (lung function, airway responsiveness, and disease exacerbations) in two cohorts: 416 Costa Rican parent-child trios and 465 families of non-Hispanic white children in the Childhood Asthma Management Program (CAMP). We also tested for the interaction between these polymorphisms and exposure to dust mite allergen on asthma severity.

Measurements and main results: The A allele of promoter SNP rs2241712 was associated with increased airway responsiveness in Costa Rica (P = 0.0006) and CAMP (P = 0.005), and the C allele of an SNP in the promoter region (rs1800469) was associated with increased airway responsiveness in both cohorts (P <or= 0.01). Dust mite exposure modified the effect of the C allele of exonic SNP rs1800471 on airway responsiveness (P = 0.03 for interactions in both cohorts). The T allele of a coding SNP (rs1982073) was associated with a reduced risk of asthma exacerbations in Costa Rica (P = 0.009) and CAMP (P = 0.005). Dust mite exposure also significantly modified the effect of the A allele of the promoter SNP rs2241712 on asthma exacerbations in both cohorts.

Conclusions: SNPs in TGFB1 are associated with airway responsiveness and disease exacerbations in children with asthma. Moreover, dust mite exposure may modify the effect of TGFB1 SNPs on airway responsiveness and asthma exacerbations.

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Figure 1.
Linkage disequilibrium structure based on R2 in the Costa Rica (left) and CAMP (right) participants. The nine single nucleotide polymorphisms genotyped are represented from 3′ (top) to 5′ (bottom).
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