Genetic interactions model among Eotaxin gene polymorphisms in asthma

J Hum Genet. 2008;53(10):867-875. doi: 10.1007/s10038-008-0314-y. Epub 2008 Aug 20.

Abstract

Eotaxin family (Eotaxin 1,2 and 3) recruits and activates CCR3-bearing cells such as eosinophil, mast cells, and Th2 lymphocytes that play a major role in allergic disorders. We examined the polygenetic effects of the Eotaxin gene family in a Korean population. Gene-gene interactions were tested using a multistep approach with multifactor dimensionality reduction (MDR) method between asthmatics and normal controls. The overall best MDR model of the main effect single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) included EOT2 + 1272A > G and EOT3 + 77C > T (model 1) [testing accuracy 0.597, cross-validation consistency (CVC) 10/10, P < 0.001]. The overall best MDR model of the SNPs with no main effects included EOT2 + 304C > A, EOT3 + 716A > G, and EOT3 + 1579G > A (model 2) (testing accuracy 0.616, CVC 10/10, P < 0.001). Model 3 was obtained by including the MDR variables for models 1 and 2. This new composite model predicted asthma with better accuracy than either model 1 or model 2 (testing accuracy 0.643, CVC 10/10, P < 0.001). The detection of statistical interaction models is one evidence of gene-gene interactions among Eotaxin genes, and this interaction is thought to influence the development of asthma. Although the models are limited to determining statistical interactions within a population, they may be useful for identifying groups at high risk of developing asthma.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Asthma / epidemiology
  • Asthma / genetics*
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Chemokine CCL11 / genetics*
  • Chemokine CCL24 / genetics*
  • Chemokine CCL26
  • Chemokines, CC / genetics*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease*
  • Humans
  • Korea / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Models, Genetic*
  • Multigene Family / genetics*
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics*

Substances

  • CCL11 protein, human
  • CCL24 protein, human
  • CCL26 protein, human
  • Chemokine CCL11
  • Chemokine CCL24
  • Chemokine CCL26
  • Chemokines, CC