X-chromosome Forkhead Box P3 polymorphisms associate with atopy in girls in three Dutch birth cohorts

R. W. B. Bottema

Department of Pulmonology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

Department of Pediatrics, Beatrix Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

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M. Kerkhof,

M. Kerkhof

Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

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N. E. Reijmerink,

N. E. Reijmerink

Department of Pulmonology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

Department of Pediatrics, Beatrix Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

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G. H. Koppelman,

G. H. Koppelman

Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Pediatric Allergology, Beatrix Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

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C. Thijs,

C. Thijs

Department of Epidemiology, Care and Public Health Research Institute (Caphri) and Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht (Nutrim), Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands

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F. F. Stelma,

F. F. Stelma

Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital of Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands

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H. A. Smit,

H. A. Smit

National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands

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B. Brunekreef,

B. Brunekreef

Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, University of Utrecht, and Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands

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C. P. Van Schayck,

C. P. Van Schayck

Department of General Practice, Care and Public Health Research Institute (Caphri), Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands

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D. S. Postma,

D. S. Postma

Department of Pulmonology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

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R. W. B. Bottema,

R. W. B. Bottema

Department of Pulmonology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

Department of Pediatrics, Beatrix Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

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M. Kerkhof,

M. Kerkhof

Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

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N. E. Reijmerink,

N. E. Reijmerink

Department of Pulmonology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

Department of Pediatrics, Beatrix Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

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G. H. Koppelman,

G. H. Koppelman

Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Pediatric Allergology, Beatrix Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

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C. Thijs,

C. Thijs

Department of Epidemiology, Care and Public Health Research Institute (Caphri) and Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht (Nutrim), Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands

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F. F. Stelma,

F. F. Stelma

Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital of Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands

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H. A. Smit,

H. A. Smit

National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands

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B. Brunekreef,

B. Brunekreef

Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, University of Utrecht, and Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands

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C. P. Van Schayck,

C. P. Van Schayck

Department of General Practice, Care and Public Health Research Institute (Caphri), Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands

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D. S. Postma,

D. S. Postma

Department of Pulmonology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

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First published: 01 June 2010

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02291.x

Citations: 35

Prof Dr Dirkje S. Postma, Department of Pulmonology, University Medical Center Groningen, PO Box 196, 9700 AD Groningen, the Netherlands.
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Abstract

To cite this article: Bottema RWB, Kerkhof M, Reijmerink NE, Koppelman GH, Thijs C, Stelma FF, Smit HA, Brunekreef B, van Schayck CP, Postma DS. X-chromosome Forkhead Box P3 polymorphisms associate with atopy in girls in three Dutch birth cohorts. Allergy 2010; 65: 865–874.

Background: The Forkhead Box P3 (FOXP3) gene, located on the X-chromosome, encodes a transcription factor that directs T cells toward a regulatory phenotype. Regulatory T cells may suppress development of atopy. We evaluated whether single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of FOXP3 are associated with atopy development in childhood.

Methods: Seven SNPs in FOXP3 were genotyped in 3062 children (51% boys) participating in the Allergenic study, which consists of three Dutch birth cohorts (PIAMA, PREVASC and KOALA). Association of FOXP3 SNPs with total serum IgE and sensitisation (presence of specific serum IgE to egg, milk, and indoor, i.e. house-dust mite, cat, and/or dog allergens) was investigated at ages 1, 2, 4, and 8. Analysis of variance and logistic regression were performed, stratified for gender.

Results: Our most consistent finding was observed for sensitisation to egg and indoor allergens. In girls, five FOXP3 SNPs (rs5906761, rs2294021, rs2294019, rs6609857 and rs3761548) were significantly associated with sensitisation to egg at ages 1 and 2 and with sensitisation to indoor allergens at age 2 (P < 0.05), but not at 4 and 8, a finding that was observed across the three cohorts. Rs5906761 and rs2294021 were associated with remission of sensitisation to food allergens in boys, as tested in the PIAMA cohort.

Conclusion: This is the first study showing across three cohorts that X-chromosomal FOXP3 genotypes may contribute to development of sensitisation against egg and indoor allergens in girls in early childhood. In addition, an association with remission of sensitisation to food allergens existed in boys only.

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