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Analyses of shared genetic factors between asthma and obesity in children.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Sept 2010
Melén Erik, Himes Blanca E, Brehm John M, Boutaoui Nadia, Klanderman Barbara J, Sylvia Jody S, Lasky-Su Jessica
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic studies consistently show associations between asthma and obesity. Shared genetics might account for this association. OBJECTIVE: We sought to identify genetic variants associated with both asthma and obesity. METHODS: On the basis of a literature search, we identified genes from (1) genome-wide association studies (GWASs) of body mass index (BMI; n = 17 genes), (2) GWASs of asthma (n =...
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