Association of GWAS‐supported noncoding area loci rs404860, rs3117098, and rs7775228 with asthma in Chinese Zhuang population

• Published in: Journal of clinical laboratory analysis Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. e23066 - n/a
• Main Authors: Liang, Si‐Qiao, Deng, Jing‐Min, Wei, Xuan, Chen, Zhang‐Rong, Yang, Mei‐Ling, Qin, Hua‐jiao, Zhang, Jian‐quan, He, Zhi‐yi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.02.2020; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Age; Alleles; Asian Continental Ancestry Group - genetics; Asthma; Asthma - genetics; Butyrophilins - genetics; Case-Control Studies; China - ethnology; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Disease; DNA; Female; Gene Frequency; Gene polymorphism; Genes; Genetic analysis; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Genome-wide association studies; Genome-Wide Association Study; Genomes; Genotype & phenotype; GWAS‐supported; Heterozygotes; HLA-DQ Antigens - genetics; Humans; Inflammation; Male; Minority & ethnic groups; noncoding area loci; Polygenic inheritance; Polymerase chain reaction; Polymorphism; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Population; Population studies; Receptor, Notch4 - genetics; Regression analysis; Risk factors; Single-nucleotide polymorphism; Statistical analysis; Studies; Zhuang population; China; Zhuang population; asthma; GWAS-supported; noncoding area loci
• ISSN: 0887-8013; 1098-2825; 1098-2825
• DOI: 10.1002/jcla.23066

Background Asthma is a complicated and polygenic inheritance disease, and its prevalence increases worldwide. Recent genome‐wide association studies (GWASs) identified a significant association of single nucleotide polymorphism with asthma in the Japanese population. This study aimed to examine the association of GWAS‐supported noncoding area loci, namely rs404860, rs3117098, and rs7775228, with asthma in Chinese Zhuang population. Methods A case‐control study involving 223 individuals, comprising 123 patients with asthma and 100 healthy controls, was conducted. Genotypes were determined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)/ligase detection reaction assay. The association between gene polymorphisms and asthma risk was calculated by logistic regression analysis using different genetic models through comparisons of alleles (A vs a), homozygote genotypes (AA vs aa), heterozygote genotypes (Aa vs aa), dominant models (AA+Aa vs aa), and recessive models (AA vs. Aa+aa). Results The distribution of the genotype frequency of rs3117098 was statistically different between the case and control groups. For rs3117098, significant associations were observed through comparisons of alleles (OR: 1.832, 95% CI: 1.048‐3.204, P = .034) and dominant models (OR: 2.065, 95% CI: 1.001‐4.260, P = .050). The statistical analysis showed no significant difference for loci rs404860 and rs7775228 between patients with asthma and controls. Conclusion rs3117098 may be the risk factor for asthma in Chinese Zhuang population.