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Potential sex differences in human milk leptin and their association with asthma and wheeze phenotypes: Results of the Ulm Birth Cohorts.
Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology - 1 Nov 2021
Siziba Linda P, Brenner Hermann, Amitay Efrat L, Koenig Wolfgang, Rothenbacher Dietrich, Genuneit Jon
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The hormone leptin has been suggested to play a role in the respiratory and immune systems. Evidence on sex-specific concentrations of leptin in human milk and sex-specific associations with the development of asthma and wheeze has been put forward but is still scarce. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether male and female infants receive different levels of leptin through human milk and whether leptin is...
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