MUC2, mucin 2, oligomeric mucus/gel-forming, 4583

N. diseases: 225; N. variants: 12
Disease: Asthma ×
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0004096
Disease: Asthma
Asthma 		0.030 Biomarker disease BEFREE Overexpression of MUC5AC, MUC5B and MUC2 have been described in asthma secretions, but identification of defined biochemical abnormalities and polymorphisms of mucin genes linked to asthma remains elusive. 16357571 2006
CUI: C0004096
Disease: Asthma
Asthma 		0.030 Biomarker disease BEFREE Adenosine up-regulation of the mucin gene, MUC2, in asthma. 15345696 2004
CUI: C0004096
Disease: Asthma
Asthma 		0.030 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The observations suggest that longer MUC2 alleles may help protect atopic individuals from developing asthma, though the effect may be due to a linked gene. 11062147 2000