COM.on C.A.3:e7/68-71     Online published on May 5, 2009.
doi:10.4236/coca.2009.31007
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Inspiration from the Asthma Genetics Study in the Hutterite Cohort

PAN Xuedong

MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433 China


ABSTRACT: The disease association studies by Professor Carole Ober from University of Chicago in the Hutterite cohort were widely applauded, especially for the asthma study. In this paper, the asthma study was reviewed to conclude the rules for cohort studies. A cohort with relatively pure background, a proper classification and definitions for the disease, necessary repeats, and the analyses on the joint effects of genes and environmental factors were all pivotal parts of the study.

Key words: Hutterite; Cohort; Asthma; Genetics

Recieved: Apr.14, 2009   Accepted: Apr. 24,2009  Corresponding: andrewalwaystry@gmail.com


《现代人类学通讯》第三卷e7篇 第68-71页  2009年5月5日网上发行

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哈特人群哮喘遗传学队列研究的启示

潘学栋

复旦大学现代人类学教育部重点实验室,上海 200433

 

评论文献:Ober C, Tan Z, Sun Y, Possick JD, Pan L, Nicolae R, Radford S, Parry RR, Heinzmann A, Deichmann KA, Lester LA, Gern JE, Lemanske RF Jr., Nicolae DL, Elias JA, Chupp GL (2008) Effect of variation in CHI3L1 on serum YKL-40 level, risk of asthma, and lung function. N Engl J Med 358:1682-1691.

Ober C, Hoffjan S (2006) Asthma genetics 2006: the long and winding road to gene discovery. Genes Immun 7:95-100.

Ober C, Thompson EE (2005) Rethinking genetic models of asthma: the role of environmental modifiers. Curr Opin Immunol 17:670-678.

 

摘要:芝加哥大学人类遗传学教授Carole Ober在她的哈特人群队列中所作的疾病遗传学研究被普遍赞赏,哮喘研究是其中最出色的部分。本文以她的哮喘研究为例,说明选择具有相对单纯背景的队列,合适的疾病定义和分类,必要的重复验证,以及分析基因和环境的交互作用是Ober做好哮喘遗传学研究的关键。

关键词哈特教派; 队列; 哮喘; 遗传学

收稿日期:2009年4月14日  修回日期:2009年4月24日 联系人:潘学栋 andrewalwaystry@gmail.com


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Ober C, Tan Z, Sun Y, Possick JD, Pan L, Nicolae R, Radford S, Parry RR, Heinzmann A, Deichmann KA, Lester LA, Gern JE, Lemanske RF Jr., Nicolae DL, Elias JA, Chupp GL (2008) Effect of variation in CHI3L1 on serum YKL-40 level, risk of asthma, and lung function. N Engl J Med 358:1682-1691.

Ober C, Hoffjan S (2006) Asthma genetics 2006: the long and winding road to gene discovery. Genes Immun 7:95-100.

Ober C, Thompson EE (2005) Rethinking genetic models of asthma: the role of environmental modifiers. Curr Opin Immunol 17:670-678.

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