Table 2.
Studies considering the relationship between degrees of ancestry proportion and asthma and asthma-related outcomes
| Study population | Specific phenotype | Study subjects ( n ) | Ancestry type | Markers ( n ) | Main findings | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA | Lung function | 2,169 | Structure | Variable | Increasing Af ancestry associated with lower FEV1 and lower FVC | Kumar et al. [38] |
| AA | Asthma, exacerbation | 392 | Structure | 59 | Increasing Af ancestry associated with increasingly severe asthma exacerbation in males but not females | Rumpel et al. [64] |
| AA | Smoking/lung function interaction | 1,281 | Structure | 1,332 | Increasing Af ancestry associated with lower FEV1 per pack-year of smoking | Aldrich et al. [63] |
| LA | Asthma severity | 362 | IBGA | 44 | Increasing NA ancestry associated with less severe asthma | Salari et al. [56] |
| Puerto Ricans | Lung function | 416 | LAMP | 85,059 | Increasing Af ancestry associated with decreased FEV1 and FVC pre- and post-bronchodilator | Brehm et al. [19] |
Modified from Goetz et al. [62]. The structure is model-based clustering method; IBGA is a maximum likelihood-based clustering method, and LAMP is a local ancestry in admixed population inference method.
Af African, Am Amerindian, As Asian, E European, NA Native American, AA African American, LA Latino American, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FVC forced vital capacity.