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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-6-1
pubmed:abstractText
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an angiogenic factor implicated in asthma severity. The objective of the present study was to determine whether VEGF single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are associated with asthma, lung function and airway responsiveness. The present authors analysed 10 SNPs in 458 white families in the Childhood Asthma Management Program (CAMP). Tests of association with asthma, lung function and airway responsiveness were performed using PBAT software (Golden Helix, Inc. Bozeman, MT, USA; available at www.goldenhelix.com). Family and population-based, revpeated measures analysis of airflow obstruction were conducted. Replication studies were performed in 412 asthmatic children and their parents from Costa Rica. Associations with asthma, lung function and airway responsiveness were observed in both cohorts. SNP rs833058 was associated with asthma in both cohorts. This SNP was also associated with increased airway responsiveness in both populations. An association of rs4711750 and its haplotype with forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV(1))/forced vital capacity (FVC) ratio in both cohorts was observed. Longitudinal analysis in CAMP confirmed an association of rs4711750 with FEV(1)/FVC decline over approximately 4.5 yrs of observation. VEGF polymorphisms are associated with childhood asthma, lung function and airway responsiveness in two populations, suggesting that VEGF polymorphisms influence asthma susceptibility, airflow obstruction and airways responsiveness.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1399-3003
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1287-94
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19196819-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:19196819-Adrenal Cortex Hormones, pubmed-meshheading:19196819-Anti-Asthmatic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:19196819-Asthma, pubmed-meshheading:19196819-Bronchial Provocation Tests, pubmed-meshheading:19196819-Child, pubmed-meshheading:19196819-Costa Rica, pubmed-meshheading:19196819-Double-Blind Method, pubmed-meshheading:19196819-European Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:19196819-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19196819-Forced Expiratory Volume, pubmed-meshheading:19196819-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:19196819-Haplotypes, pubmed-meshheading:19196819-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19196819-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19196819-Nedocromil, pubmed-meshheading:19196819-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:19196819-Placebos, pubmed-meshheading:19196819-Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, pubmed-meshheading:19196819-Regression Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:19196819-Respiratory Function Tests, pubmed-meshheading:19196819-Software, pubmed-meshheading:19196819-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A, pubmed-meshheading:19196819-Vital Capacity
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Association of VEGF polymorphisms with childhood asthma, lung function and airway responsiveness.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Channing Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. ssharma4@partners.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Multicenter Study, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural