This previous study identified genes on chromosomes 2 (IL1RL1/IL18R1), 6 (HLA-DQ), 9 (IL33), 15 (SMAD3), 17 (ORMDL3/GSDMB), and 22 (IL2RB) correlated with asthma [11]. This evidence concerns the gene GSDMB and asthma.