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ArticlePediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology2012

Familial aggregation of allergen-specific sensitization and asthma.

Margaret Kurzius-Spencer, Stefano Guerra, Duane L Sherrill, Marilyn Halonen, Robert C Elston, Fernando D Martinez

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Article in Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Margaret Kurzius-SpencerMel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA. mkurzius@email.arizona.edu
Stefano Guerra
Duane L Sherrill
Marilyn Halonen
Robert C Elston
Fernando D Martinez
University of Arizona · USCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública · ESUniversity School · US

Funding

Natural History of Asthma from Birth to Early Adult LifeR01HL056177 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI GUERRA, STEFANO, MARTINEZ, FERNANDO D · 1996 to 2015
$14.4M
X-LINKED EXTENSION OF THE REVISED HASEMAN-ELSTON ALGORITHM FOR LINKAGE ANALYSISP41RR003655 · NCRR · LOUISIANA STATE UNIV HSC NEW ORLEANS · PI ELSTON, ROBERT C. · 1987 to 2011
$11.5M
Serum Biomarkers of COPD: a population-based prospective studyR01HL095021 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI GUERRA, STEFANO · 2009 to 2013
$2.0M
NCRR NIH HHS P41 RR003655NCRR NIH HHS RR03655NHLBI NIH HHS HL056177-10NHLBI NIH HHS HL095021NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL056177NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL095021
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFamilial aggregation of specific response to allergens and asthma adjusted for age and sensitization to multiple allergens was assessed in two large population cohorts.

methodsAllergen skin prick tests (SPTs) were administered to 1151 families in the Tucson Children's Respiratory Study (CRS) and 435 families in the Tucson Epidemiological Study of Airway Obstructive Disease (TESAOD). Sensitization was defined by wheal size ≥3 mm; physician-diagnosed asthma at age ≥8 yr was based on questionnaires. Using S.A.G.E. 6.1 software ASSOC and FCOR, familial correlations of crude and adjusted phenotypes were evaluated.

resultsCrude estimates of parent-offspring (P-O) and sibling correlations were statistically significant for most allergens, ranging from 0.03 to 0.29. After adjusting for age of assessment and 'other atopy' (SPT-positive response to additional allergens), correlations were reduced by 14-71%. Sibling correlations for specific response to allergens were consistently higher than P-O correlations, but this difference was significant only for dust mite and weed mix in the TESAOD population. Familial correlation for atopic status (any positive SPTs vs. none) tended to be higher than for specific allergens. Asthma, with and without adjustment, showed greater familial correlation than either specific or general SPT response and significantly higher sibling correlation in TESAOD than in CRS, probably due to the older age of the siblings and the longer period of ascertainment.

conclusionsSignificant familial aggregation of specific response to allergen after adjustment for other atopy appears to reflect a genetic propensity toward atopy, dependent on shared familial exposures. Results also suggest that inheritance of asthma is independent of atopic sensitization.

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AdolescentAdultAllergensAnimalsAsthmaChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesEnvironmental ExposureFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansHypersensitivity, ImmediateMaleMiddle AgedPedigreeAllergens

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PMCPMC3267008
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