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Combination of genes, cold symptoms may trigger asthma in children
WGNtv.com A combination of genes and a symptom of the common cold can put kids at increased risk for asthma. It's an association local researchers at the University of Chicago have confirmed and it may help lead to therapies to prevent the most common chronic … |
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Genes, Wheezing Tied to Childhood Asthma Risk
WebMD Researchers examined data from nearly 500 children and found that about 90 percent of those who had two copies of a common genetic variation and who also experienced wheezing when they had a cold early in life developed asthma by age 6. Childhood asthma tied to combination of genes and wheezing illness Clues to Kids' Asthma Focus on Genes, Wheezing Genetic Variant Boosts Asthma Risk in Children With HRV |
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Genes and Early Wheezing Tied to Childhood Asthma Risk
U.S. News & World Report These children, all from families with a history of asthma or allergies, were nearly four times more likely to develop asthma than those who did not have the genetic variation and did not wheeze, according the study in the March 28 issue of the New … |
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Scientists pinpoint childhood obesity genes
KFVS Rapid treatment with asthma medications seems to help reduce hospitalizations among children with asthma, a new study finds. Children who grow up learning to speak two languages are better at multi-tasking than children who learn only one language, … |
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New asthma risk genes suggest link with other diseases
PHG Foundation Identify novel genetic variants affecting asthma risk and their implications for potential mechanisms underlying the disease. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) was performed in a group of 2669 asthmatics and 4528 controls from Australia. … Genetic clue to asthma disclosed: Research New Genetic Variants = Treatment for Asthma |
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Mutant genes found for asthma, point to possible therapy
Reuters HONG KONG (Reuters) – A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could help asthma patients, scientists said on Friday, as they identified two mutant genes that may predispose a person to asthma. Over 235 million people worldwide suffer … Asthma genetics discovery made in Queensland |
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New Asthma Genes Found in Africans, Japanese
WebMD 1, 2011 — Four newly identified genetic mutations may raise the risk of asthma in different ethnic groups, according to two new studies. In the first study, researchers found that changes in the gene PYHIN1 increased the risk of asthma in people of … Gene Linked to High Asthma Risk in African-Americans Discovered Asthma Gene Unique To African Americans Geneticists Find Gene Linked To Asthma In African-American |
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Genes triggering adult asthma identified
TruthDive London, August 1 (ANI): A new study has shed light on the genetic factors contributing to asthma susceptibility, paving way for better treatments of millions of sufferers around the world. Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Genomic Medicine (CGM), … RIKEN: Genome-wide Study Reveals 3 New Susceptibility Loci for Adult Asthma in … |
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Polymorphisms of two histamine-metabolizing enzymes genes and childhood …
7thSpace Interactive (press release) Results: We found an association of TT genotype and T allele of Thr105Ile polymorphism of HNMT gene with asthma. For other polymorphisms for HNMT and ABP1 … |
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HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) — European scientists have
identified genes that predispose children and adults to asthma.
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