Abstract: In fact, the structural variant of the IL4RA
I50V, previously shown to result in enhanced signal transduction, was significantly associated with greater cavity size, and a variant of IL13RA2 was associated with disease in females.
Method: Genetic variants of the IL4, IL13, IL4R, IL13RA1, and IL13RA2 were selected due to evidence of association with and functional significance in the TH2-related condition asthma (IL4-589, rs2243250; IL13-1112, rs1800925; IL4R
I50V, rs1805010; IL13RA1, rs2495636) and tissue pathology (IL13RA2, rs5946040).
Result: In striking contrast, the IL4R genotype A/A (
I50V), when compared to the genotypes A/G and G/G, occurred more frequently among patients with high radiological severity scores for cavities compared to those with low ones (odds ratio (OR) 1.32, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.0-1.7, p value 0.05).