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Exposure to Beta-(1,3)-D-Glucan in House Dust at Age 7–10 Is Associated with Airway Hyperresponsiveness and Atopic Asthma by Age 11–14

BACKGROUND: Mould exposure has been linked to childhood asthma and bronchial hyper-responsiveness. Few studies have assessed beta-(1,3)-d-glucan (beta-glucan), a significant fungal cell wall constituent, in relation to asthma in adolescence. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether house dust-derived beta-gl...

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Autores principales: Maheswaran, Dharini, Zeng, Yiye, Chan-Yeung, Moira, Scott, James, Osornio-Vargas, Alvaro, Becker, Allan B., Kozyrskyj, Anita L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4048218/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905346
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0098878