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Risk factors for bronchial hyperresponsiveness in teenagers differ with sex and atopic status

Sex-related differences in bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) have been reported in adolescents, but the mechanisms remain obscure.

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Interaction between adaptive and innate immune pathways in the pathogenesis of atopic asthma: Operation of a lung/bone marrow axis

Atopic asthma is the most common form of asthma, particularly during childhood, and in many cases it persists into adult life.

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Two newly identified cat allergens: The von Ebner gland protein Fel d 7 and the latherin-like protein Fel d 8

Characterization of the complete IgE binding spectrum of cat allergens is important for the development of improved diagnosis and effective immunotherapeutics.

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Association between human rhinovirus C and severity of acute asthma in children

A new and potentially more pathogenic group of human rhinovirus (HRV), group C (HRVC), has recently been discovered.

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Environmental Factors in Children's Asthma and Respiratory Effects

Childhood asthma is a condition characterized by airflow obstruction that varies in time spontaneously, in response to various environmental stimuli...

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The advent of recombinant allergens and allergen cloning Authors:

When the allergen nomenclature system was adopted in 1986, allergens were identified by their behavior on electrophoresis and chromatography...

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Relationship between environmental exposures in children and adult lung disease: the case for outdoor exposures

There is a growing understanding that chronic respiratory diseases in adults have their origins in early life

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Vector fields of risk: A new approach to the geographical representation of childhood asthma

One of the major challenges in health studies with a spatial dimension is to produce valid and meaningful geographical representations of risk.

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Expression of kinin receptors on eosinophils: comparison of asthmatic patients and healthy subjects

The aims of this study were to investigate kinin receptor expression on eosinophils of asthmatic and healthy subjects