Article
[Is there a genetic component in bronchial hyperreactivity in the human species?].
Revue des maladies respiratoires - 1 Jan 1994
Lockhart A
Abstract excerpt
Whether a hereditary, genetic component of human non allergenic bronchial hyperresponsiveness exists in man is controversial. Therefore, the "Dutch hypothesis" that bronchial hyperresponsiveness is a risk factor of asthma and chronic bronchitis has not been validated by hard data, although it was put forward more than two decades ago. In some inbred strains of mice and rats, bronchial hyperresponsiveness to...
Topics
- Asthma
- Bronchial Hyperreactivity
- Bronchial Provocation Tests
- Bronchitis
- Chronic Disease
- Genetics, Population
- Humans
- Inflammation
- Molecular Biology
- Phenotype
- Research
- Risk Factors
