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Genetic and environmental risk factors for childhood eczema development and allergic sensitization in the CCAAPS cohort.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Feb 2010
Biagini Myers Jocelyn M, Wang Ning, LeMasters Grace K, Bernstein David I, Epstein Tolly G, Lindsey Mark A, Ericksen Mark B, Chakraborty Ranajit, Ryan Patrick H, Villareal Manuel S, Burkle Jeff W, Lockey James E, Reponen Tiina, Khurana Hershey Gurjit K
Abstract excerpt
Eczema is very common and increasing in prevalence. Prospective studies investigating environmental and genetic risk factors for eczema in a birth cohort are lacking. We evaluated risk factors that may promote development of childhood eczema in the Cincinnati Childhood Allergy and Air Pollution Study (CCAAPS) birth cohort (n=762) of infants with at least one atopic parent. Objective environmental exposure data...
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