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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-4-3
pubmed:abstractText
Atopy is generally considered to be caused by interaction of genetic and environmental factors. Recently, an association of a C-to-T transition in the promoter region of the CD14 gene on chromosome 5q31.1 and atopic phenotypes was reported in a population study of school children in the United States. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association of the C allele of the CD14/-159 with phenotypes of atopy and asthma in an adult Dutch population in which linkage of total serum IgE and bronchial hyperresponsiveness to chromosome 5q31-33 is present. We studied 159 probands with asthma and 158 spouses as controls. Phenotypes for asthma (e.g., bronchial hyperresponsiveness, physician's diagnosis) and for atopy (e.g., total serum IgE level, intracutaneous skin test, allergic rhinitis) were studied. In this population, homozygotes for the C allele had a higher number of positive skin tests and higher total serum IgE levels (in skin test-positive individuals) and subsequently, more self-reported allergic symptoms including rhinitis and hay fever, compared with subjects with CT and TT alleles. We conclude that the -159 C-to-T promoter polymorphism in the CD14 gene may result in expression of a more severe allergic phenotype.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1073-449X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
163
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
965-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11282774-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11282774-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11282774-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:11282774-Analysis of Variance, pubmed-meshheading:11282774-Antigens, CD14, pubmed-meshheading:11282774-Asthma, pubmed-meshheading:11282774-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11282774-Bronchial Hyperreactivity, pubmed-meshheading:11282774-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11282774-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11282774-Immunoglobulin E, pubmed-meshheading:11282774-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11282774-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11282774-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11282774-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:11282774-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11282774-Probability, pubmed-meshheading:11282774-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11282774-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:11282774-Statistics, Nonparametric
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Association of a promoter polymorphism of the CD14 gene and atopy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Beatrixoord, Haren, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't