Asthma-associated genetic variants induce IL33 differential expression through an enhancer-blocking regulatory region

oleh: Ivy Aneas, Donna C. Decker, Chanie L. Howard, Débora R. Sobreira, Noboru J. Sakabe, Kelly M. Blaine, Michelle M. Stein, Cara L. Hrusch, Lindsey E. Montefiori, Juan Tena, Kevin M. Magnaye, Selene M. Clay, James E. Gern, Daniel J. Jackson, Matthew C. Altman, Edward T. Naureckas, Douglas K. Hogarth, Steven R. White, Jose Luis Gomez-Skarmeta, Nathan Schoetler, Carole Ober, Anne I. Sperling, Marcelo A. Nóbrega

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Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-10-01

Deskripsi

Susceptibility to asthma and severity of symptoms are regulated by a number of different genomic regions. Here the authors characterise a 5kb regulatory region and demonstrate genetic and topological regulation of IL33 and association with disease in different human cohorts.