A new study by researchers from the University of Chicago combines genetic data and improved computational tools to look more closely at GWAS results for both adult-onset and childhood-onset asthma.

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are chronic respiratory (lung) diseases that cause breathing difficulty and coughing. Asthma affects about ...

Most human diseases-including asthma-are not caused by a single genetic variant, however. Instead, they are the result of complex interactions among multiple genes, environmental factors, and host ...

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Chronic lower respiratory diseases, namely, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD ), are the fifth-leading ...

What is the purpose of the research? To understand the different causes of asthma around the world, in richer and poorer countries. There are many unanswered questions about what causes asthma and how ...

Asthma is a respiratory condition caused by inflammation and constriction (narrowing) of the airways. It can cause symptoms such as shortness of breath, coughing, or wheezing. Asthma is a long ...

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