NOS1 polymorphism is associated with atopy but not exhaled nitric oxide levels in healthy children

M. Ali, S. Khoo, Stephen William Turner, S. M. Stick, P. Le Souef, P. Franklin

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Abstract

Exhaled nitric oxide (FENO ) is raised in atopy. The mechanism for this is unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the number of AAT repeats in intron 20 of the NOS1 gene, recently associated with variations in FENO in adults with asthma and cystic fibrosis, was associated with the raised FENO in healthy atopic children. Eighty-seven healthy children (44 girls, 42 atopic, age range 6-18 years) underwent measurements of FENO , spirometry, airway responsiveness and skin prick testing. Genotyping was carried out to determine the number of AAT repeats. There was no association between the number of AAT repeats and FENO in either the whole sample of healthy children (n = 87) or in the subsample of healthy atopics (n = 42). However, a greater number of atopic children had two high repeat alleles compared with non-atopic children (33.3% vs. 13.6%, respectively, p = 0.03). This suggests that variations in the NOS1 gene may contribute to atopy without this relationship being reflected by FENO .

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)261-265
Number of pages4
JournalPediatric Allergy & Immunology
Volume14
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2003

Keywords

  • exhaled nitric oxide
  • nitric oxide synthase
  • atopy
  • children
  • ASTHMA
  • SYNTHASE
  • GENE
  • RESPONSIVENESS
  • DISEASE

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