Article
Early-life environmental exposures interact with genetic susceptibility variants in pediatric patients with eosinophilic esophagitis.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Feb 2018
Jensen Elizabeth T, Kuhl Jonathan T, Martin Lisa J, Langefeld Carl D, Dellon Evan S, Rothenberg Marc E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is associated with certain gene variants, the rapidly increasing incidence of EoE suggests that environmental factors contribute to disease development. OBJECTIVE: We tested for gene-environment interaction between EoE-predisposing polymorphisms (within TSLP, LOC283710/KLF13, CAPN14, CCL26, and TGFB) and implicated early-life factors (antibiotic use in infancy,...
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