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ArticleRespiratory research2011

Expression analysis of asthma candidate genes during human and murine lung development.

Erik Melén, Alvin T Kho, Sunita Sharma, Roger Gaedigk, J Steven Leeder, Thomas J Mariani, Vincent J Carey, Scott T Weiss, Kelan G Tantisira

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Article in Respiratory research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Erik MelénChanning Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. erik.melen@ki.se
Alvin T Kho
Sunita Sharma
Roger Gaedigk
J Steven Leeder
Thomas J Mariani
Vincent J Carey
Scott T Weiss
Kelan G Tantisira
Harvard University · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · USChildren's Mercy Hospital · USBoston Children's Hospital · USUniversity of Rochester · US

Funding

THE PHARMACOGENETICS OF ASTHMA TREATMENTU01HL065899 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI TANTISIRA, KELAN G, WEISS, SCOTT T · 2000 to 2014
$38.5M
Progenitor Cells inHuman Skeletal MuscleP50NS040828 · NINDS · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI HOLM, INGRID ADELE · 2008 to 2011
$5.9M
PHARMACOGENETIC DETERMINANTS OF HUMAN BIRTH DEFECTSR01ES010855 · NIEHS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI MITCHELL, ALLEN A · 2000 to 2004
$3.6M
INTRAUTERINE SMOKE EXPOSURE AND ASTHMA: GENOMIC ORIGINSR01HL097144 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI KOBZIK, LESTER, WEISS, SCOTT T · 2009 to 2013
$2.9M
Mechanical Stress as a Stimulus for Airway RemodelingR01HL088028 · NHLBI · HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · PI DRAZEN, JEFFREY MARK · 2007 to 2011
$2.0M
A Developmental Basis for Chronic Obstructive Lung DiseaseK25HL091124 · NHLBI · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI KHO, ALVIN THONG-JUAK · 2008 to 2012
$743k
INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS AND THE FETAL ORIGINS OF IMPAIRED LUNG FUNCTIONK08HL096833 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI SHARMA, SUNITA · 2010 to 2013
$547k
NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL096833NHLBI NIH HHS K25 HL091124NHLBI NIH HHS K25 HL91124NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL097144NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL88028NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL065899NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL65899NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES10855NINDS NIH HHS P50 NS40828
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLittle is known about the role of most asthma susceptibility genes during human lung development. Genetic determinants for normal lung development are not only important early in life, but also for later lung function.

objectiveTo investigate the role of expression patterns of well-defined asthma susceptibility genes during human and murine lung development. We hypothesized that genes influencing normal airways development would be over-represented by genes associated with asthma.

methodsAsthma genes were first identified via comprehensive search of the current literature. Next, we analyzed their expression patterns in the developing human lung during the pseudoglandular (gestational age, 7-16 weeks) and canalicular (17-26 weeks) stages of development, and in the complete developing lung time series of 3 mouse strains: A/J, SW, C57BL6.

resultsIn total, 96 genes with association to asthma in at least two human populations were identified in the literature. Overall, there was no significant over-representation of the asthma genes among genes differentially expressed during lung development, although trends were seen in the human (Odds ratio, OR 1.22, confidence interval, CI 0.90-1.62) and C57BL6 mouse (OR 1.41, CI 0.92-2.11) data. However, differential expression of some asthma genes was consistent in both developing human and murine lung, e.g. NOD1, EDN1, CCL5, RORA and HLA-G. Among the asthma genes identified in genome wide association studies, ROBO1, RORA, HLA-DQB1, IL2RB and PDE10A were differentially expressed during human lung development.

conclusionsOur data provide insight about the role of asthma susceptibility genes during lung development and suggest common mechanisms underlying lung morphogenesis and pathogenesis of respiratory diseases.

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Gene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAsthmaGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGestational AgeHumansLinear ModelsLungMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOdds RatioOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisRisk AssessmentRisk Factors

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PMID21699702
PMCPMC3141421
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