Time-dependent gene-environment interactions are essential drivers of asthma initiation and persistence.
Pediatr Pulmonol
; 59(5): 1143-1152, 2024 May.
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ABSTRACT
Asthma is a clinical syndrome caused by heterogeneous underlying mechanisms with some of them having a strong genetic component. It is known that up to 82% of atopic asthma has a genetic background with the rest being influenced by environmental factors that cause epigenetic modification(s) of gene expression. The interaction between the gene(s) and the environment has long been regarded as the most likely explanation of asthma initiation and persistence. Lately, much attention has been given to the time frame the interaction occurs since the host response (immune or biological) to environmental triggers, differs at different developmental ages. The integration of the time variant into asthma pathogenesis is appearing to be equally important as the gene(s)-environment interaction. It seems that, all three factors should be present to trigger the asthma initiation and persistence cascade. Herein, we introduce the importance of the time variant in asthma pathogenesis and emphasize the long-term clinical significance of the time-dependent gene-environment interactions in childhood.
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Assunto principal:
Asma
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Interação Gene-Ambiente
Limite:
Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
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Pediatr Pulmonol
Assunto da revista:
PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
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Grécia