Early sensitisation and development of allergic airway disease - risk factors and predictors.

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The development and phenotypic expression of allergic airway disease depends on a complex interaction between genetic and several environmental factors, such as exposure to food, inhalant allergens and non-specific adjuvant factors (e.g. tobacco smoke, air pollution and infections). The first months of life seem to be a particularly vulnerable period and there is evidence that sensitisation is related to the...

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