A new regulatory variant in the interleukin-6 receptor gene associates with asthma risk

JA Revez; L Bain; B Chapman; JE Powell; R Jansen; DL Duffy; JY Tung; BW Penninx; PM Visscher; EJC De Geus; DI Boomsma; DA Hinds; NG Martin; GW Montgomery; MAR Ferreira

Journal article

A new regulatory variant in the interleukin-6 receptor gene associates with asthma risk

JA Revez, L Bain, B Chapman, JE Powell, R Jansen, DL Duffy, JY Tung, BW Penninx, PM Visscher, EJC De Geus, DI Boomsma, DA Hinds, NG Martin, GW Montgomery, MAR Ferreira

Genes & Immunity | NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2013

DOI: 10.1038/gene.2013.38

University of Melbourne Researchers

John Hopper Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Melanie Matheson Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Mark Jenkins Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Shyamali Dharmage Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

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Funding Acknowledgements

We thank all the participants of the Asthma and Twin moles studies: Ann Eldridge, Marlene Grace, Kerrie McAloney (sample collection); Melinda Richter, Lisa Bowdler, Steven Crooks (DNA processing); David Smyth, Harry Beeby, Daniel Park (IT support). Funding was provided by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC, 613627). The NTR/NESDA data described in this paper were funded by the US National Institute of Mental Health (RC2 MH089951, PI Sullivan) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. MARF is supported by a Career Development Fellowship from the NHMRC.