Maternal Genetic Variants of IL4/IL13 Pathway Genes on IgE With “Western or Eastern Environments/Lifestyles”

Purpose: We investigated maternal genetic effects of four IL-4/IL-13 pathway genes as well as their interactions with the "Western or Eastern lifestyles/environments" on IgE in Karelian children. Methods: This study included 609 children and their mothers. Total IgE levels in children and...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Guicheng, Khoo, S., Makela, M., Candelaria, P., Hayden, C., von Hertzen, L., Laatikainen, T., Vartiainen, E., Goldblatt, J., Haahtela, T., LeSouef, P.
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Published: Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9802
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author Zhang, Guicheng
Khoo, S.
Makela, M.
Candelaria, P.
Hayden, C.
von Hertzen, L.
Laatikainen, T.
Vartiainen, E.
Goldblatt, J.
Haahtela, T.
LeSouef, P.
author_facet Zhang, Guicheng
Khoo, S.
Makela, M.
Candelaria, P.
Hayden, C.
von Hertzen, L.
Laatikainen, T.
Vartiainen, E.
Goldblatt, J.
Haahtela, T.
LeSouef, P.
author_sort Zhang, Guicheng
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description Purpose: We investigated maternal genetic effects of four IL-4/IL-13 pathway genes as well as their interactions with the "Western or Eastern lifestyles/environments" on IgE in Karelian children. Methods: This study included 609 children and their mothers. Total IgE levels in children and mothers were measured and 10 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in IL-4, IL-4Ra, IL-13, and STAT6 were genotyped in mothers and their children. Results: The maternal G allele of IL-13 130 (rs20541) was significantly (P=0.001) associated with decreased IgE in children in the Karelian population (Pooling Finnish and Russian children), as well as in Finnish (P=0.030) and Russian children (P=0.018). The IgE levels were significantly (P=0.001) higher in Russian children whose mothers were homozygous for the G allele of the IL-4Ra 50 (rs1805010) SNP than that in Russian children of mothers who were AG heterozygotes or AA homozygotes. After accounting for children's genotypes, we observed interactive effects on children's IgE for maternal IL-13 130 genotypes (P=0.014) and maternal IL-4Ra 50 genotypes (P=0.0003) with "Western or Eastern" lifestyles/environments. With the adjustment for multiple comparisons using a false discovery rate (FDR) of 0.05, the interactive effect of the maternal IL-4Ra50 SNP was significant. Conclusion: Maternal genetic variants in IL-4/IL-13 pathway genes, such as IL-13 130 and IL-4Ra50, influenced IgE levels in school children that were independent of the children's genetic effects. These effects differ in "Western or Eastern" environments.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-98022017-09-13T16:06:41Z Maternal Genetic Variants of IL4/IL13 Pathway Genes on IgE With “Western or Eastern Environments/Lifestyles” Zhang, Guicheng Khoo, S. Makela, M. Candelaria, P. Hayden, C. von Hertzen, L. Laatikainen, T. Vartiainen, E. Goldblatt, J. Haahtela, T. LeSouef, P. Allergy IgE maternal genetic effects IL-13 IL-4 Purpose: We investigated maternal genetic effects of four IL-4/IL-13 pathway genes as well as their interactions with the "Western or Eastern lifestyles/environments" on IgE in Karelian children. Methods: This study included 609 children and their mothers. Total IgE levels in children and mothers were measured and 10 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in IL-4, IL-4Ra, IL-13, and STAT6 were genotyped in mothers and their children. Results: The maternal G allele of IL-13 130 (rs20541) was significantly (P=0.001) associated with decreased IgE in children in the Karelian population (Pooling Finnish and Russian children), as well as in Finnish (P=0.030) and Russian children (P=0.018). The IgE levels were significantly (P=0.001) higher in Russian children whose mothers were homozygous for the G allele of the IL-4Ra 50 (rs1805010) SNP than that in Russian children of mothers who were AG heterozygotes or AA homozygotes. After accounting for children's genotypes, we observed interactive effects on children's IgE for maternal IL-13 130 genotypes (P=0.014) and maternal IL-4Ra 50 genotypes (P=0.0003) with "Western or Eastern" lifestyles/environments. With the adjustment for multiple comparisons using a false discovery rate (FDR) of 0.05, the interactive effect of the maternal IL-4Ra50 SNP was significant. Conclusion: Maternal genetic variants in IL-4/IL-13 pathway genes, such as IL-13 130 and IL-4Ra50, influenced IgE levels in school children that were independent of the children's genetic effects. These effects differ in "Western or Eastern" environments. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9802 10.4168/aair.2014.6.4.350 Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology fulltext
spellingShingle Allergy
IgE
maternal genetic effects
IL-13
IL-4
Zhang, Guicheng
Khoo, S.
Makela, M.
Candelaria, P.
Hayden, C.
von Hertzen, L.
Laatikainen, T.
Vartiainen, E.
Goldblatt, J.
Haahtela, T.
LeSouef, P.
Maternal Genetic Variants of IL4/IL13 Pathway Genes on IgE With “Western or Eastern Environments/Lifestyles”
title Maternal Genetic Variants of IL4/IL13 Pathway Genes on IgE With “Western or Eastern Environments/Lifestyles”
title_full Maternal Genetic Variants of IL4/IL13 Pathway Genes on IgE With “Western or Eastern Environments/Lifestyles”
title_fullStr Maternal Genetic Variants of IL4/IL13 Pathway Genes on IgE With “Western or Eastern Environments/Lifestyles”
title_full_unstemmed Maternal Genetic Variants of IL4/IL13 Pathway Genes on IgE With “Western or Eastern Environments/Lifestyles”
title_short Maternal Genetic Variants of IL4/IL13 Pathway Genes on IgE With “Western or Eastern Environments/Lifestyles”
title_sort maternal genetic variants of il4/il13 pathway genes on ige with “western or eastern environments/lifestyles”
topic Allergy
IgE
maternal genetic effects
IL-13
IL-4
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9802