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Familial resemblance of asthma severity in the EGEA* study.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 15 Jan 2002
Pin Isabelle, Siroux Valérie, Cans Christine, Kauffmann Francine, Maccario Jean, Pison Christophe, Dizier Marie-Héléne
Abstract excerpt
Familial resemblance of asthma is well known but epidemiological research focused on familial resemblance of asthma severity is scanty. We studied whether asthma and asthma severity in first-degree relatives of cases with asthma were related to asthma severity of the index case. The analysis was based upon the examination of 944 subjects (348 cases, 239 relatives with asthma, and 357 subjects without asthma) and...
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