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A Multi-Point View of Genetic Factors Affecting Hereditary Transmissibility of Asthma

Asthma is a respiratory illness characterized by episodes of bronchial spasm that make breathing difficult. It often has an association with an allergic response or any hypersensitivity followed by inflammation and hypersensitivity of the airways. Asthma is a sophisticated, complicated, and diverse...

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Autores principales: Kulkarni, Aryan, Kediya, Dr. Anupkumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9531716/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36225476
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.28768
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Sumario:Asthma is a respiratory illness characterized by episodes of bronchial spasm that make breathing difficult. It often has an association with an allergic response or any hypersensitivity followed by inflammation and hypersensitivity of the airways. Asthma is a sophisticated, complicated, and diverse respiratory condition. Even while heredity is a chief hazard factor for developing asthma, environmental and inner exposures, as well as how they interact with genetic variables, also have a substantial impact on the disease's pathogenesis. In recent years, the field of asthma research has seen the emergence and deployment of high throughput omics techniques for the unbiased screening of biomarkers such as genes, transcripts, proteins, and metabolites. Better asthma risk profile has been achieved by utilizing large-scale studies that are illustrative of various population-based data and merging with clinical data. This allergic airway illness has a wide range of phenotypes and endotypes, many of which have not yet been fully defined. The diversity of phenotypes is reflected in similarly complicated etiologies, and it is thought that a number of genetic and environmental variables interrelate to promote the danger of asthma in both children and adults. In order to achieve this objective, significant efforts are necessary to describe different phenotypes, uncover fundamental mechanisms, and find associated biomarkers. It is clear that the analysis, monitoring, and treatment of asthma require a tailored strategy. The risk of developing a multifactorial ailment is characterized by the grade of genetic relationship between the individual and affected relative. Additionally, the risk is typically larger if the relative has a severe illness or was afflicted when they were young. The asthma phenotype is highly varied and expressed non-linearly in contrast to single gene illnesses. This makes it challenging to predict whether someone with a certain gene or set of genotypes would have asthma.