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Air pollutants, genes and early childhood acute bronchitis.
Mutation research - 1 Sept 2013
Ghosh Rakesh, Topinka Jan, Joad Jesse P, Dostal Miroslav, Sram Radim J, Hertz-Picciotto Irva
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BACKGROUND: Studies have reported gene-by-environment interaction for chronic respiratory conditions but none on acute illnesses in children. We investigated, longitudinally, whether genotype modifies the relationship of environmental exposures (second-hand tobacco smoke, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, particulate matter <2.5μm (PM2.5)) with acute bronchitis in children below two years. METHODS: A random...
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