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Asthma, wheezy bronchitis, and atopy across two generations.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Jan 1999
Christie G L, Helms P J, Godden D J, Ross S J, Friend J A, Legge J S, Haites N E, Douglas J G
Abstract excerpt
Although the prevalence of asthma has risen significantly during the last 30 yr, it is not clear whether this has occurred primarily in persons with a strong genetic predisposition to asthma and atopy or in other sections of the population. We have investigated outcomes in children of nuclear families selected through probands previously characterized by studies in 1964 and 1989 as having histories of persistent...
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