Distribution characteristics and linkage disequilibrium of TIM4 promoter polymorphisms in asthma patients of Chinese Han population

Abstract

To investigate the distribution characteristics and linkage disequilibrium of T cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin domain protein 4 (TIM4) promoter polymorphisms in asthma patients of Chinese Han population, the promoter region of TIM4 was re-sequenced by PCR-sequencing, and linkage disequilibrium was analyzed by SHEsis software. Four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the promoter region of TIM4 were detected, including two new SNPs (at positions-1609,-153) and two reported SNPs (rs6874202, rs6882076). The frequency distribution of rs6882076 was different among different races (P<0.05). In addition, linkage disequilibrium among the SNPs of the promoter region of TIM4 was found and GGTG was the predominant haplotype. There were four SNPs in the promoter region of TIM4 in asthma patients of Chinese Han population, which were in linkage disequilibrium.

Keywords

asthma / T cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin domain protein 4 / single nucleotide polymorphism / linkage disequilibrium

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