title: Polymorphisms in the type IV collagen alpha3 gene and the risk of COPD.
abstract: A number of genome-wide linkage analyses have identified the 2q33.3-2q37.2 region as the most likely to contain the genes that contribute to the susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It was hypothesised that the type IV collagen alpha3 (COL4A3) gene, which is one of the genes located in the 2q33.3-2q37.2 region, may act as a low-penetrance susceptibility gene for COPD. To test this hypothesis, the association of COL4A3 -1162T>C, IVS2+12C>A, P141L, G162E, H451R, P574L and *315C>A polymorphisms with the risk of COPD was investigated in a case-control study of 311 COPD patients and 386 controls. The presence of at least one 451R allele was associated with a significantly higher risk of COPD compared with the 451 H/H genotype (adjusted odds ratio 1.48, 95% confidence interval (1.03-2.14)). When the subjects were stratified according to age and COPD severity, the 451R allele was associated with a significantly higher risk of COPD only in younger individuals with severe COPD (3.02 (1.37-6.67)). In conclusion, these findings suggest that the type IV collagen alpha3 gene contributes to the genetic susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Biochemistry, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Samduk 2a 50, Daegu, 700-412, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001324:Autoantigens / Q000235:genetics*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D024141:Collagen Type IV / Q000235:genetics*; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000235:genetics*; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001324:Autoantigens; D024141:Collagen Type IV; C057112:type IV collagen alpha3 chain