Innate Immunity and Asthma Risk in Amish and Hutterite Farm Children
Innate Immunity and Asthma Risk in Amish and Hutterite Farm Children
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Stein, Michelle M , Hrusch, Cara L , Gozdz, Justyna , Igartua, Catherine , Pivniouk, Vadim , Murray, Sean E , Ledford, Julie G , Marques dos Santos, Mauricius , Anderson, Rebecca L , Metwali, Nervana , Neilson, Julia W , Maier, Raina M , Gilbert, Jack A , Holbreich, Mark , Thorne, Peter S , Martinez, Fernando D , von Mutius, Erika , Vercelli, Donata , Ober, Carole and Sperling, Anne I
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United States: Massachusetts Medical Society
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English
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United States: Massachusetts Medical Society
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The Amish and the Hutterites are farming communities with similar gene pools, but asthma and allergy are more common in Hutterites. The authors provide data that support the idea that the Amish environment stimulates the innate immune response and protects the children from asthma.
Many genetic risk factors have been reported to modify susceptib...
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Innate Immunity and Asthma Risk in Amish and Hutterite Farm Children
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Author / Creator
Hrusch, Cara L
Gozdz, Justyna
Igartua, Catherine
Pivniouk, Vadim
Murray, Sean E
Ledford, Julie G
Marques dos Santos, Mauricius
Anderson, Rebecca L
Metwali, Nervana
Neilson, Julia W
Maier, Raina M
Gilbert, Jack A
Holbreich, Mark
Thorne, Peter S
Martinez, Fernando D
von Mutius, Erika
Vercelli, Donata
Ober, Carole
Sperling, Anne I
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5137793
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5137793
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
DOI
10.1056/NEJMoa1508749
