摘要Objective: To investigate the correlation between β2-adrenergic receptors (β2-AR) haplotypes and asthma of Hah nationality children in Chongqing region. Methods: PCR and restriction fragment analysis were used to study 16, 27loci of the β2-AR polymorphism in 76 unrelated asthmatic children and in 100 healthy children and adults of Han nationality as control. A statistical analysis of the correlation between glycine (Gly)16 allele, Gly16/glutamine (Gln)27 haplotype and asthmatic clinical status was carried out. Results: There was no significant increase of the frequency of Gly16 and Gln27 allele in the asthmatic group as compared with the control group (P＞0.05). There was a significant increase of the frequency of Gly16 allele and Gly16/Gln27 haplotype in severe asthmatic cases than in the mild and moderate asthmatic ones (P＜0.01, 0.05). Conclusion: It is considered that asthma is not caused by Gly and Gln alleles ofβ2-AR polymorphisms. Glyl6 allele and Gly16/Gln27 haplotype are possibly correlated with the severity of the clinical manifestations in the children of Han nationality in Chongqing.