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Gene Variants and Smoking Interact to Raise Asthma Risk
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Title Gene Variants and Smoking Interact to Raise Asthma Risk
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/582112?src=rss
Description New research indicates that 17q21 genetic variants and early exposure to environmental tobacco smoke work together to increase the risk of early-onset asthma. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Allergy and Clinical Immunology
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Date Oct 17, 2008
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