Asthma susceptibility loci located at chromosome 1q31 for use in diagnostic and therapeutic methods

A solid support having affixed thereon a collection of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-containing isolated nucleic acids wherein each nucleic acid of the collection is at least 15 nucleotides in length, wherein the collection includes each allele of the SNPs, said SNPs being associated with an altered risk of developing pediatric onset asthma and consisting of

• rs2786098, rs2821106, rs12134409, rs2111931, rs10737692, rs12127378, rs12041661, rs10442656, rs2477070, rs1747827, rs2488411, rs1891497, rs1747815, rs1775454, rs1775456, rs1924518, rs1775444, rs12026183, rs10922300, rs10922326, rs2821125, rs1337168, rs1337167, rs2786101, rs2821116, rs2786119rs2786117, rs10801603, rs2821107, rs2759656, rs2821103, rs2759661, rs2476019, rs2821132, rs17554990, rs6685222, rs17555558, rs10922234, rs12023045, rs12563307, rs12133659rs12132165, rs4915550, rs4915551, rs4915552, rs10754224, rs4316386, rs10922251, rs6677361, rs12028758, rs10922253, rs10494758, rs2111931, rs1421397, rs6689216, rs10922255, rs10922256, rs10922257, rs6676073, rs10737692, rs4915555, rs12131160, rs2193734, rs8179369, rs12747786, rs6428411, rs6428412, rs1833464, rs1362939, rs12116508, rs4915557, rs4915558, rs3814321, rs12133885, rs1775453, rs2488409, rs2488410, rs1775450, rs1747811, rs1578720, rs2358774, rs1573098, rs1621898, rs1775457, rs2147300, rs2488387, rs1747815, rs1747814, rs2488400, rs1747817, rs1775441, rs1775442, rs1342696, rs1539413, rs2488394, rs2488395, rs2488396, rs1342694, rs2477069, rs1775469, rs1747825, rs1775468, rs1775467, rs1775466, rs1775465, rs1775464, rs1747823, rs2454640, rs1499593, rs10922288, rs12740849, rs2133536, rs12125742, rs4915566, rs6428417, rs10922294, rs6697696, rs6704186, rs4915569, rs12140293, rs12118454, rs10801625, rs10922304, rs10922305, rs1499602, rs10801629, rs10801632, and rs9662705, wherein said isolated SNP-containing nucleic acids are immobilized on a gene chip or a solid support.