title: [Study on the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotypes of GPR154 gene with allergic asthma in Han nationality in Hubei Chinese population].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate whether two polymorphism sites of the G protein-coupled receptor 154 gene (GPR154) are associated with asthma in Han nationality of Hubei province in China.
  
  
  METHODS
  The polymorphisms were detected by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) in 145 cases of allergic asthma and 120 healthy controls.
  
  
  RESULTS
  (1)The genotype frequencies of SNP563704 were 0.324 for CC, 0.524 for CT, 0.152 for TT in allergic asthma patients in a Chinese population. The genotype frequencies of SNP522363 were 0.289 for CC, 0.521 for CG, 0.190 for GG in allergic asthma patients in a Chinese population. (2)No significant differences in the distributions of SNP563704 and SNP522363 polymorphisms were found between allergic asthma and healthy control subjects (chi square is 1.880, P> 0.05; chi square is 0.700, P> 0.05, respectively). (3)No significant difference in serum total IgE was found between patients with allergic asthma with different genotypes of SNP563704 and SNP522363 (F is 0.714, P> 0.05; F is 0.083, P> 0.05, respectively). (4) The distribution of frequencies of 4 haplotypes showed significant difference(chi square is 16.50,P< 0.01). The haplotype frequencies of CT and GT were remarkably higher in asthma subjects than those in controls.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The polymorphisms of SNP563704 and SNP522363 are not associated with allergic asthma in Han nationality in Hubei Chinese population. However, the haplotypes are associated with allergic asthma.
authors.affiliation: Immunology Laboratory, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430022 PR China.
authors.forename: Hong-yan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Jian-min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Tian-pen
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Cui
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D001249:Asthma / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000235:genetics*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: C484532:NPSR1 protein, human; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled