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This genome-wide association study (GWAS) utilises data from the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study for 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels...
This paper examines whether a Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy affects the child's lung function predisposition towards lung disease such as asthma.
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Researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia have found children with vitamin D deficiency are more likely to develop asthma.
Sex-related differences in bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) have been reported in adolescents, but the mechanisms remain obscure.
Concerns about the risk of inducing immune deviation-associated "neonatal tolerance" as described in mice have restricted the widespread adoption...
The effect of breast-feeding on the development of allergic disease is uncertain
Atopic asthma is the most common form of asthma, particularly during childhood, and in many cases it persists into adult life.
Interleukin-10 is a key immunomodulatory cytokine the principal function of which is to limit the magnitude of immune response.
Childhood asthma is a condition characterized by airflow obstruction that varies in time spontaneously, in response to various environmental stimuli...