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Genetic associations with viral respiratory illnesses and asthma control in children.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology - 1 Jan 2016
Loisel D A, Du G, Ahluwalia T S, Tisler C J, Evans M D, Myers R A, Gangnon R E, Kreiner-Møller E, Bønnelykke K, Bisgaard H, Jackson D J, Lemanske R F, Nicolae D L, Gern J E, Ober C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Viral respiratory infections can cause acute wheezing illnesses in children and exacerbations of asthma. OBJECTIVE: We sought to identify variation in genes with known antiviral and pro-inflammatory functions to identify specific associations with more severe viral respiratory illnesses and the risk of virus-induced exacerbations during the peak fall season. METHODS: The associations between genetic...
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