Table 1

Positive genetic association studies with acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome susceptibility and/or outcome (by year of publication)

Gene
Associated variant(s)a
Sample size (case/control)
Sample size (cohort)
Phenotype(s)
Population
Reference (year)

SFTPB
T/C +1580
52:46

ARDS
European
[21] (2000)

IL-6
G/C -174

96 ARDS
Mortality
European
[22] (2002)

ACE
I/D intron 16
96:2,168

ARDS, mortality
European
[23] (2002)

SFTPB
T/C +1580

402 CAP
ARDS
Multiethnic
[24] (2004)

SFTPB
Intron 4 TR

189 at risk of ARDS
ARDS
Multiethnic
[25] (2004)

PBEF
T/G -1001 and haplotype
87:84

ALI
European
[26] (2005)

MBL2
Haplotypes
569:1,188

SARS
Chinese
[27] (2005)

IL-6
Gene-wide haplotypes

228 SIRS
ALI, need of MV
European
[28] (2005)

IL-6
Haplotype
98:84

ALI
European
[29] (2005)

TNF
G/A -308
212:441

ARDS, mortality
European
[30] (2005)

VEGF
C/T +936
117:240

ARDS, severity
European
[31] (2005)

MYLK
Multiple SNPs and haplotypes
138:146

ALI
Multiethnic
[32] (2006)

IL-10
A/G -1082
211:429

ARDS, severity
European
[33] (2006)

ACE
I/D intron 16
101:348

ARDS mortality
Chinese
[34] (2006)

MIF
Haplotypes
151:173

ALI
Multiethnic
[35] (2007)

PBEF
T/G -1001 and haplotype
375:787

ARDS, mortality
European
[36] (2007)

NRF2
C/A -617

90 major trauma
ALI
Multiethnic
[37] (2007)

CXCL2
-665 TR

183 severe sepsis
ARDS mortality
European
[38] (2007)

MBL2
Gly54Asp
212:442

ARDS, severity
European
[39] (2007)

ACE
I/D intron 16
84:200

ARDS mortality
European
[40] (2007)

NFKBIA
Haplotype
382:828

ARDS
European
[41] (2007)

NFKB1
Ins/del ATTG -94

103 ARDS
Severity
European
[42] (2007)

VEGF
C/T +936 and haplotype

394 ARDS
Mortality
European
[43] (2007)

PLAU
Gene-wide haplotype
175:252

ALI, severity
European
[44] (2008)

MYLK
3 variants and multiple haplotypes

273 major trauma
ALI
Multiethnic
[45] (2008)

MBL2
Haplotypes

848 CAP
ARDS
European
[46] (2008)

IL-6
Gene-wide haplotype
67:96

ALI
European
[47] (2008)

IL-10
A/G -1082

100 severe multiple trauma
ARDS
European
[48] (2008)

F5
Arg506Gln

106 ARDS
Mortality
European
[49] (2008)

aNames are those originally reported in the corresponding reference. Ins/del, insertion-deletion polymorphism. ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; ALI, acute lung injury; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; CAP, community-acquired pneumonia; CXCL2, chemokine CXC motif ligand 2; F5, coagulation factor V; IL-6, interleukin-6; IL-10, interleukin-10; MBL2, mannose-binding lectin-2; MIF, macrophage migration inhibitory factor; MV, mechanical ventilation; MYLK, myosin light-chain kinase; NFKB1, nuclear factor kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells; NFKBIA, nuclear factor kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells inhibitor alpha; NRF2, nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2 factor; PBEF, pre-B cell-enhancing factor; PLAU, plasminogen activator urokinase; SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome; SFTPB, surfactant pulmonary-associated protein B; SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome; SNP, single-nucleotide polymorphism; TNF, tumor necrosis factor; TR, tandem repeat (polymorphism); VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.

Flores et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R130   doi:10.1186/cc7098