Similarly, the proxy SNP rs17454584 (r2=0·57) for rs560026225 (KIAA1109) was an eQTL for KIAA1109 in lung tissue with the asthma risk allele (GATT) associated with decreased expression of KIAA1109 (rs560026225 GATT allele correlated with rs17454584 G allele; figure 5). This evidence concerns the gene BLTP1 and asthma.