A novel gene found for childhood-onset asthma
Thursday, December 24, 2009 - 08:56
in Health & Medicine
Paediatric researchers have identified a novel gene involved in childhood asthma, in one of the largest gene studies to date of the common respiratory disease. Because the gene, called DENND1B, affects cells and signalling molecules thought to be instrumental in the immune system overreaction that occurs in asthma, the discovery may have singled out an important target for new treatments...