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Genetic influence on the age at onset of asthma: a twin study.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Sept 2010
Thomsen Simon Francis, Duffy David Lorenzo, Kyvik Kirsten Ohm, Backer Vibeke
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BACKGROUND: Although the genetics of asthma susceptibility have been frequently explored, little is known about genetic factors that influence the age at onset of asthma. OBJECTIVE: To study the variation in the age at onset of asthma attributable to genetic and environmental factors. METHODS: Data on the age at onset and predictors of asthma were collected in 2002 via a multidisciplinary questionnaire study of...
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