No association between TAP1 DpnII polymorphism and bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

The possibility that a family history of asthma may have a role in susceptibility to bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) had been raised in several reports, and there was evidence of a strong association between transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP1) polymorphism and asthma in Taiwanese population. To test whether TAP polymorphism has a role in the BPD, we investigated the association between TAP1 polymorphism and BPD by analyzing the results of genotype distribution. The study included 224 ventilated preterm infants (<30 weeks) who had respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and needed intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV) during Jan.

Hb Tak: a beta chain elongation at the end of the beta chain, in a Taiwanese.

Hemoglobin (Hb) variants caused by an elongation of the beta-globin chain are rare. In this study, we present the first case of Hb Tak in a Taiwanese. Hb Tak is caused by an insertion of the dinucleotides AC into codon 146 that abolishes the normal stop codon at position 147.