title: A polymorphism in the histone deacetylase 1 gene is associated with the response to corticosteroids in asthmatics.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Recent investigations suggest that histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) and HDAC2 may be target molecules to predict therapeutic responses to corticosteroids. We evaluated the effects of variation in HDAC1 and HDAC2 on the response to corticosteroids in asthmatics.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were selected after resequencing HDAC1 and HDAC2. For the first analysis, we evaluated the association between those SNPs and asthma severity in 477 asthmatics. For the second analysis, we evaluated the effects of these SNPs on lung function improvements in response to corticosteroid treatment in 35 independent adult asthmatics and 70 childhood asthmatics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found that one SNP in HDAC1 (rs1741981) was significantly related to asthma severity in a recessive model (corrected p = 0.036). Adult asthmatics who were homozygous for the minor allele of rs1741981 showed significantly lower % forced expiratory volume in 1 second (%FEV1) increases in response to systemic corticosteroids treatment compared with the heterozygotes or those homozygous for the major allele (12.7% ± 7.2% vs. 37.4% ± 33.7%, p = 0.018). Similarly, childhood asthmatics who were homozygous for the minor allele of rs1741981 showed significantly lower %FEV1 increases in response to inhaled corticosteroid treatment compared with the heterozygotes or those homozygous for the major allele (14.1% ± 5.9% vs. 19.4% ± 8.9%, p = 0.035).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study demonstrated that rs1741981 in HDAC1 was significantly associated with the response to corticosteroid treatment in asthmatics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ; Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Min-Hye
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sae-Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yook-Keun
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Soo-Jong
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Kyung-Up
authors.initials: KU
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Sang-Heon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Heung-Woo
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006579:Heterozygote; D056284:Histone Deacetylase 1 / Q000235:genetics*; D056464:Histone Deacetylase 2 / Q000235:genetics; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010597:Pharmacogenetics; D010641:Phenotype; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; C110550:HDAC1 protein, human; C533423:HDAC2 protein, human; D056284:Histone Deacetylase 1; D056464:Histone Deacetylase 2
keywords: Asthma; Glucocorticoids; Histone deacetylase 1; Pharmacogenomics; Polymorphism