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Asthma: Genomics & Public Health

CDC information: In most cases, we don't know what causes asthma, and we don't know how to cure it. Certain factors may make it more likely for one person to have asthma than another. If someone in your family has asthma, you are more likely to have it 

CDC information: Asthma basics, statistics and surveillance, interventions and resources

Introduction to genetics and genomics in asthma
Mathias RA. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2014;795:125-55.

Stress and asthma: Novel insights on genetic, epigenetic and immunologic mechanisms. 
Stacy L. Rosenberg. JACC, August 2014 

Did you know? More than 1000 genes and 99 genomewide association studies have been reported in relation to asthma risk and outcomes? To find out more, visit the HuGE Navigator

Common genes underlying asthma and COPD? Genome-wide analysis on the Dutch hypothesis.Smolonska J, et al. The European Respiratory Journal 2014 Jul.

A genome-wide survey of CD4(+) lymphocyte regulatory genetic variants identifies novel asthma genes. 
Sharma S, et al. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2014 Jun 

Find out about genetic conditions and tests that have been reported in relation to asthma. Visit the NIH Genetic Testing Registry