This is also true for gene
association studies concerning the pathologies discussed here,
which moreover do not specifically incriminate fungi as the
aetiological agents of the studied patients apart from ABPA
and AFRS. This being said, polymorphisms of human leucocyte
antigen (HLA) genes have been associated with the
development of allergic airway disorders (asthma,
ABPA/ABPM, AFRS; Table 2). Additionally, mutations in
IL4RA have been associated with Alternaria-sensitive
moderate-severe asthma in children