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Gene-environment interaction affects risk of atopic eczema: Population and in vitro studies.
Allergy 80, 2201-2212 (2025)
BACKGROUND: Multiple environmental and genetic factors play a role in the pathogenesis of atopic eczema (AE). We aimed to investigate gene-environment interactions (G × E) to improve understanding of the pathophysiology. METHODS: We analysed data from 16 European studies to test for interaction between the 24 most significant AE-associated loci identified from genome-wide association studies and 18 early-life environmental factors. We tested for replication using a further 10 studies and in vitro modeling to independently assess findings. RESULTS: The discovery analysis (including 25,339 individuals) showed suggestive evidence for interaction (p < 0.05) between seven environmental factors (antibiotic use, cat ownership, dog ownership, breastfeeding, elder sibling, smoking and washing practices) and at least one established variant for AE, 14 interactions in total. In the replication analysis (254,532 individuals) dog exposure × rs10214237 (on chromosome 5p13.2 near IL7R) was nominally significant (ORinteraction = 0.91 [0.83-0.99] p = 0.025), with a risk effect of the T allele observed only in those not exposed to dogs. A similar interaction with rs10214237 was observed for siblings in the discovery analysis (ORinteraction = 0.84 [0.75-0.94] p = 0.003), but replication analysis was under-powered (ORinteraction = 1.09 [0.82-1.46]). rs10214237 homozygous risk genotype is associated with lower IL-7R expression in human keratinocytes, and dog exposure modelled in vitro showed a differential response according to rs10214237 genotype. CONCLUSION: Interaction analysis and functional assessment provide preliminary evidence that early-life dog exposure may modify the genetic effect of rs10214237 on AE via IL7R, supporting observational epidemiology showing a protective effect for dog ownership. The lack of evidence for other G × E studied here implies only weak effects are likely to occur.
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Atopic Eczema ; Dog ; Environment ; Gene ; Interaction; Genome-wide Association; Dermatitis; Mutations; Allergy; Asthma
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2025
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Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)
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30202 - Environmental Health
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Genetics and Epidemiology
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Netherlands Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sport
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Netherlands Ministry of Spatial Planning, Housing, and the Environment
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2025-06-05