Therefore, we wanted to correlate the expression of the IL3R alpha chain in untreated PBMCs and the clinical parameter of the asthmatic preschoolers and found a significant induction of IL-3R alpha chain/HPRT mRNA expression in asthmatic children with controlled asthma as well as in those treated with non-steroid medications (Figures 1H, I). The gene discussed is HPRT1; the disease is asthma.