Two major families of tyrosine kinases receptors, the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) families, have received a great deal of attention as potentially therapeutic targets for respiratory diseases, as these receptors have been shown to play key roles in chronic tissue remodeling in asthma, bronchitis, and pulmonary fibrosis. This evidence concerns the gene EGFR and asthma.