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Asthma genetics and epigenetics

Guest Editors: Kari Nadeau (Stanford University, USA) and Rachel Miller (Columbia Medical University, USA)

Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology and Clinical Epigenetics present 'Asthma genetics and epigenetics', a cross-journal thematic series. This series aims to highlight the epigenetic mechanisms and genetic factors which contribute to the pathogenesis and epidemiology of asthma.

This collection of articles has not been sponsored and articles have undergone the journal's standard peer-review process.

  1. This review covers basic aspects of histone modification and the role of posttranslational histone modifications in the development of allergic diseases, including the immune mechanisms underlying this develop...

    Authors: Bilal Alaskhar Alhamwe, Razi Khalaila, Johanna Wolf, Verena von Bülow, Hani Harb, Fahd Alhamdan, Charles S. Hii, Susan L. Prescott, Antonio Ferrante, Harald Renz, Holger Garn and Daniel P. Potaczek
    Citation: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2018 14:39
    Content type: Review Published on:

  2. Physical activity is associated with improvement in lung function; however, pollution exposure during physical activity can lead to a transient reduction in lung function. This paradoxical relationship may be ...

    Authors: Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, Kyung Hwa Jung, Jacqueline R. Jezioro, David Z. Torrone, Mariangels de Planell-Saguer, Beizhan Yan, Frederica P. Perera, Andrew G. Rundle, Matthew S. Perzanowski, Steven N. Chillrud and Rachel L. Miller
    Citation: Clinical Epigenetics 2017 9:65
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  3. Asthma is an increasingly common chronic disease among children, and data point toward a complex mechanism involving genetic, environmental and epigenetic factors. Epigenetic modifications such as DNA hypo- or...

    Authors: L. Montrose, T. J. Ward, E. O. Semmens, Y. H. Cho, B. Brown and C. W. Noonan
    Citation: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2017 13:12
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  4. Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by the complex interaction of genetic, immune and environmental factors. There have many recent discoveries involving the genetic and epigenetic ...

    Authors: Lianghua Bin and Donald Y. M. Leung
    Citation: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2016 12:52
    Content type: Review Published on:

  5. Exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) has been implicated in asthma development, persistence, and exacerbation. This exposure is highly significant as large segments of the global population resides...

    Authors: Hong Ji, Jocelyn M. Biagini Myers, Eric B. Brandt, Cole Brokamp, Patrick H. Ryan and Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey
    Citation: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2016 12:51
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