What are we learning from genetic cohort studies?

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Although genetic component of asthma has been well recognised, genetics alone cannot explain the rise in asthma prevalence. This increase is likely a consequence of environmental factors increasing the risk in genetically susceptible individuals. As wheezing illness usually begins within months of birth, prospective birth cohorts with detailed measures of environmental exposures and objective measures of disease...

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