Supplementary Table 2

Chromosomal regions showing evidence for linkage to asthma and related phenotypes

Chromosomal region
Phenotype (linkage)
Population
Reference

5q23-33
Total IgE
Dutch, Amish, Caucasian (UK)
[S8,S9,S10]

Total IgE, specific IgE, eosinophil count
Australian
[S11]

Specific IgE
African American
[S12]*

Atopic dermatitis
Caucasian (UK), German/Swedish
[S13,]

Asthma/atopy
Japanese
[S6,S15]*

Eosinophil count
Caucasian (US)
[S16]

Hypereosinophilia
Caucasian (US)
[S17]

Bronchial hyperresponsiveness
Dutch, Hutterites
[S3,S18]*
6p21-23
Specific IgE
Caucasian (US)
[S1,S19]

Asthma, IgE
German/Swedish
[S5]*

Allergic asthma
Colombian
[S20]

Eosinophil count
Caucasian (Australian)
[S2]*
11q13
IgE
Caucasian (UK)
[S21,S22]

IgE, positive skin test
Caucasian (Australian)
[S2]*

Specific IgE
Caucasian (Australian), African American
[S11,S12]

Bronchial hyperresponsiveness, log IgE
Caucasian (UK)
[S10]

Bronchial hyperresponsiveness
Caucasian
[S23]

Atopy
Japanese
[S24]

Asthma, atopy
Caucasian
[S25]

Atopic dermatitis
German
[S26]
12q14-24
Asthma
German/Swedish Caucasian (US)
[38,S27]*


Caucasian (UK)
[S28]

Asthma, atopy
Afro-Caribbean
[S29]

Total IgE, asthma
Afro-Caribbean, Amish
[S30]

Total IgE
German
[S31]

Bronchial hyperresponsiveness
Hutterites
[S3]*

Eosinophil count
French
[S7]*
13q11-32
Atopic dermatitis
German/Swedish
[S14]

Specific IgE
Caucasian (UK)
[S1]*

Atopy
Caucasian (Australian)
[S2]*

Eosinophil count
French
[S7]*

Asthma
Caucasian (US), Japanese
[38*,S6*]

Atopic asthma
Japanese
[S32]

*Genome-wide searches.

Sengler et al. Respiratory Research 2002 3:7   doi:10.1186/rr179