Research uncovers gene’s contribution to asthma susceptibility – Science Daily (press release)

Research uncovers gene's contribution to asthma susceptibility
Science Daily (press release)
Sep. 23, 2013 — New research from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has uncovered the role gene ORMDL3 plays in the disease asthma. ORMDL3, a gene recently linked to asthma susceptibility, has now been linked to the 

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Study finds link in genes for obesity and asthma – University at Buffalo Reporter

Study finds link in genes for obesity and asthma
University at Buffalo Reporter
“Our findings point the way to the management of asthma in the obese through simple weight reduction,” says first author Paresh Dandona, SUNY Distinguished Professor and chief of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism in the UB School of Medicine and 
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Obesity and asthma: Study finds a link in the genes – Science Daily (press release)


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Obesity and asthma: Study finds a link in the genes
Science Daily (press release)
July 18, 2013 — Genes linked to chronic inflammation in asthma may be more active in people who are obese, according to new research that uncovers several biological ties between obesity and asthma.
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Childhood asthma tied to combination of genes and wheezing illness – EurekAlert (press release)

Childhood asthma tied to combination of genes and wheezing illness
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About 90 percent of children with two copies of a common genetic variation and who wheezed when they caught a cold early in life went on to develop asthma by age 6, according to a study to be published March 28 by the New England Journal of Medicine.

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