GATA3 and pulmonary fibrosis: The rs560026225 (KIAA1109) asthma risk allele (GATT; allele associated with increased risk of moderate-to-severe asthma) was associated with risk of allergic sensitisation (proxy rs17454584, with the rs560026225 GATT allele correlated with rs17454584 G allele),22 the rs10905284 (GATA3) asthma risk allele (C) was associated with an increased number of eosinophils in the blood,47 and the rs11603634 (MUC5AC) asthma risk allele (G; proxy rs4077759, rs11603634 G allele correlated with rs4077759 T allele) was associated with risk of pulmonary fibrosis (appendix).48