Genetic and observational evidence supports a causal role of sex hormones on the development of asthma

INTRODUCTION: Males have a higher prevalence of asthma in childhood, whereas females have a higher prevalence in adolescence and adulthood. The ‘adolescent switch’ observed between sexes during puberty has been hypothesised to be due to fluctuating sex hormones. Robust evidence of the involvement of...

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Autores principales: Arathimos, Ryan, Granell, Raquel, Haycock, Philip, Richmond, Rebecca C, Yarmolinsky, James, Relton, Caroline L, Tilling, Kate
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
Materias:
Asthma
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6585308/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30936389
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-212207

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6585308/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30936389
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-212207

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