Childhood asthma explained with gene mapping

An international research team, including researchers from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, has found six gene variants that can explain nearly 40 percent of all cases of asthma in children. The findings, presented in top-ranked New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), are based on a genetic survey of 10 365 asthmatics and 16 110 control subjects.

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