Interleukin-13 and RANTES polymorphisms in relation to asthma in children of Chinese Han nationality.
BACKGROUND
IL-13 (interleukin-13) and RANTES (Regulated upon Activation, Normal T cells Expressed and Secreted) are the important asthma inflammatory mediators.


OBJECTIVE
The present study aimed to investigate the single and combined associations between the polymorphism (SNP) loci in IL-13 and RANTES genes with the development of asthma in children of Chinese Han nationality.


METHODS
The risk associated with genotypes of three IL-13 SNPs and two RANTES SNPs was determined by the Χ2 test in 384 children with asthma and an equal number of healthy controls matched by sex.


RESULTS
Between the experimental and control groups, no statistically significant differences (P >0.05) were found in genotype distribution and allele frequency among three loci (IL-13 C-1112T, IL-13 C1923T, and RANTES A-403G). However, significant diversity was observed among IL-13 A2044G (P =0.0001) and RANTES G-28C (P =0.0001). Moreover, the frequency of IL-13 A2044G A/A and RANTES G-28C G/G in the asthma group was significantly higher than in the control group (odds ratio [OR] =2.59, P =0.0001; OR =3.00, P =0.0001, respectively). Carriers of both IL-13 A2044G A/A and RANTES G-28C G/G have a more significant risk for developing asthma than those with only a single polymorphism.


CONCLUSIONS
The three loci (IL-13 C-1112T, IL-13 C1923T, and RANTES A-403G) make little contribution to the development of asthma in children of Chinese Han nationality. IL-13 A2044G and RANTES G-28C are significantly associated with childhood asthma. IL-13 A2044G A/A and RANTES G-28C G/G have a significant and combined effect on the development of asthma.
Pediatric Immunology Allergy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Hazrat Rasool Akram Hospital ,Tehran-Iran.
Quanhua
Q
Liu
Li
L
Hua
Dingzhu
D
Fang
Qian
Q
Lin
Yaju
Y
Zhu
Xinxin
X
Gan
Yixiao
Y
Bao
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000483:Alleles; D044466:Asian People; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D018946:Chemokine CCL5 / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D056426:Genetic Loci; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D018793:Interleukin-13 / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D012307:Risk Factors
C483024:CCL5 protein, human; D018946:Chemokine CCL5; D018793:Interleukin-13