The HSPA1B rs2763979 variant (c.+1538A>G) is located on Chr6: 31,826,815 (on Assembly GRCh38) and has been associated with chronic obstructive lung diseases and lung cancer [16,17], but no previous studies have explored its association with asthma in particular in the Middle East population. The gene discussed is HSPA1B; the disease is asthma.