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Childhood asthma: pathogenesis and phenotypes.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Jun 2022
Pijnenburg Mariëlle W, Frey Urs, De Jongste Johan C, Saglani Sejal
Abstract excerpt
In the pathogenesis of asthma in children there is a pivotal role for a type 2 inflammatory response to early life exposures or events. Interactions between infections, atopy, genetic susceptibility and environmental exposures (such as farmyard environment, air pollution and tobacco smoke exposure) influence the development of wheezing illness and the risk of progression to asthma. The immune system, lung...
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