title: The relationship between polymorphisms in the glutamate cysteine ligase gene and asthma susceptibility.
abstract: The present study was designed to investigate an association of common -588C/T and -23G/T polymorphisms within glutamate cysteine ligase modifier subunit gene with susceptibility to bronchial asthma. A total of 435 ethnically Russian subjects were recruited in this study, including 221 patients with asthma and 214 sex and age matched healthy subjects. As previously reported, the -588C/T and -23G/T polymorphisms were completely linked. The -588TT/-23TT genotype was found to be associated with decreased risk of allergic asthma after adjustment for age, gender and smoking status using multivariate logistic regression analysis (OR=0.33 95% CI 0.15-0.70, p=0.036). However, the -588CT/-23GT genotype was associated with increased risk of non-allergic asthma (OR=2.03 95% CI 1.05-3.90, p=0.06). This is a first study reporting the association between genetic variations in the glutamate cysteine ligase gene and susceptibility to bronchial asthma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biology, Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, Karl Marx Street 3, 305041 Kursk, Russia. polonikov@rambler.ru
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Polonikov
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Ivanov
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Solodilova
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Khoroshaya
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kozhuhov
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Panfilov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001249:Asthma / Q000235:genetics*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D005721:Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase / Q000235:genetics*; D005978:Glutathione / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D005721:Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase; D005978:Glutathione