MedicalResearch.com: What are the main findings of the study?
Answer: First, we identified CDHR3 as a novel susceptibility gene. This is likely to represent a yet unknown mechanism of childhood asthma. Based on the replication birth cohorts this gene particularly plays a role for severe asthma attacks in the first 2 years of life while it is not associated with adult-onset asthma. This suggests a specific mechanism of asthma in early childhood.
Hans Bisgaard is interviewed for Medical Research:
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