The early origins of asthma: Who is really at risk?

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 24-28

  Sly, Peter D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental exposures; epigenetics; genetic predisposition; immune system; respiratory system

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CARBON MONOXIDE; ENDOTOXIN; NICOTINE; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; AIRWAY INFLAMMATION; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CELL REGENERATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EARLY LIFE STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIGENETICS; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MATERNAL ATOPY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL SMOKING; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; VIRUS INFECTION; WHEEZING;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 78650838959     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e328342309d     Document Type: Article

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