Genetic ancestry influences asthma susceptibility and lung function among Latinos
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Pino-Yanes M, Thakur N, Gignoux CR, Galanter JM, Roth LA, Eng C, Nishimura KK, Oh SS, Vora H, Huntsman S, Nguyen E, Hu D, Drake KA, Conti DV, Moreno-Estrada A, Sandoval K, Winkler CA, Borrell LN, Lurmann F, Islam TS, Davis A, Farber HJ, Meade K, Avila PC, Serebrisky D, Bibbins-Domingo K, Lenoir MA, Ford JG, Brigino-Buenaventura E, Rodriguez-Cintron W, Thyne SM, Sen S, Rodriguez-Santana J, Bustamante C, Williams KL, Gilliland F, Gauderman W, Kumar R, Torgerson D, Burchard E. Genetic ancestry influences asthma susceptibility and lung function among Latinos. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2015; 135(1):228-235.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2015
Publication Title
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Childhood asthma prevalence and morbidity varies among Latinos in the United States, with Puerto Ricans having the highest and Mexicans the lowest.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether genetic ancestry is associated with the odds of asthma among Latinos, and secondarily whether genetic ancestry is associated with lung function among Latino children.
METHODS: We analyzed 5493 Latinos with and without asthma from 3 independent studies. For each participant, we estimated the proportion of African, European, and Native American ancestry using genome-wide data. We tested whether genetic ancestry was associated with the presence of asthma and lung function among subjects with and without asthma. Odds ratios (OR) and effect sizes were assessed for every 20% increase in each ancestry.
RESULTS: Native American ancestry was associated with lower odds of asthma (OR = 0.72, 95% CI: 0.66-0.78, P = 8.0 × 10(-15)), while African ancestry was associated with higher odds of asthma (OR = 1.40, 95% CI: 1.14-1.72, P = .001). These associations were robust to adjustment for covariates related to early life exposures, air pollution, and socioeconomic status. Among children with asthma, African ancestry was associated with lower lung function, including both pre- and post-bronchodilator measures of FEV1 (-77 ± 19 mL; P = 5.8 × 10(-5) and -83 ± 19 mL; P = 1.1 x 10(-5), respectively) and forced vital capacity (-100 ± 21 mL; P = 2.7 × 10(-6) and -107 ± 22 mL; P = 1.0 x 10(-6), respectively).
CONCLUSION: Differences in the proportions of genetic ancestry can partially explain disparities in asthma susceptibility and lung function among Latinos.
Medical Subject Headings
Adolescent; Adult; Asthma; Child; Continental Population Groups; Female; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Male; Odds Ratio; United States; Young Adult
PubMed ID
25301036
Volume
135
Issue
1
First Page
228
Last Page
235
