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Genome screen for asthma and bronchial hyperresponsiveness: interactions with passive smoke exposure.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Jun 2005
Meyers Deborah A, Postma Dirkje S, Stine O Colin, Koppelman Gerard H, Ampleford Elizabeth J, Jongepier Hajo, Howard Timothy D, Bleecker Eugene R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Asthma is a common respiratory disease caused by the interaction of genetic susceptibility and exposure to various environmental factors. Passive smoke exposure, characterized by parental smoking, has been shown to be a risk factor for the development of atopy and asthma. OBJECTIVE: We sought to perform a genome-wide linkage screen for asthma and bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) and to determine...
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