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Inhalation of diesel exhaust and allergen alters human bronchial epithelium DNA methylation
10 May 2016
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BACKGROUND: Allergic disease affects 30% to 40% of the world's population, and its development is determined by the interplay between environmental and inherited factors. Air pollution, primarily consisting of diesel exhaust emissions, has increased at a similar rate to allergic disease. Exposure to diesel exhaust may play a role in the development and progression of allergic disease, in particular allergic...
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