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  • Title: The candidate region approach to the genetics of asthma and allergy.
    Author: Thomas NS, Wilkinson J, Holgate ST.
    Journal: Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 1997 Oct; 156(4 Pt 2):S144-51. PubMed ID: 9351596.
    Abstract:
    To date, the strongest linkage claims for genes underlying asthma and atopy have been for chromosomes 5 and 11. Chromosome 5q contains the cytokine cluster and the beta2 adrenoceptor, and the beta chain of the high-affinity IgE receptor (FCepsilonRI-beta) is encoded on chromosome 11q13. We have attempted to replicate these findings in two distinct sample populations from the United Kingdom. Allelic associations were identified in both regions, but there was no significant evidence for linkage. Although we could not substantiate the existence of the nucleotide changes reported within exon 6 of the FCepsilonRI-beta gene, an amino acid substitution in exon 7 was strongly linked to asthma and atopy. We have also identified positive linkage and allelic associations to several markers on chromosome 12q in both our UK populations. Independent evidence from another study also supports linkage to 12q, so although our data could not confirm linkage to chromosomes 5 or 11, we have identified an additional region of the genome that could be important for the genetic predisposition to asthma and atopy.
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