17q21 variants modify the association between early respiratory infections and asthma.
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2010
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Smit, Lidwien A M
Bouzigon, E.
Pin, V.
Siroux, V.
Monier, F.
Aschard, H.
Bousquet, J.
Gormand, F.
Just, J.
le Moual, N.
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Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at chromosome 17q21 confer an increased risk of early-onset asthma. The objective was to study whether 17q21 SNPs modify associations between early respiratory infections and asthma. Association analysis was conducted in 499 children (268 with asthma, median age 11 yrs) from the Epidemiological Study on the Genetics and Environment of Asthma (EGEA). The 12-yr follow-up data were used to assess persistent or remittent asthma in young adulthood. Respiratory infection before 2 yrs of age was assessed retrospectively. For the 12 17q21 SNPs studied, the odds ratios (OR) for association between infection and early-onset asthma (age at onset
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Smit, L A, Bouzigon, E, Pin, V, Siroux, V, Monier, F, Aschard, H, Bousquet, J, Gormand, F, Just, J, le Moual, N, Nadif, R, Scheinmann, P, Vervloet, D, Lathrop, M, Demenais, F & Kauffmann, F 2010, '17q21 variants modify the association between early respiratory infections and asthma.', European Respiratory Journal, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 57-64. https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00154509