Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: b 2 -adrenoceptor polymorphisms and lung function (maximal expiratory flow at functional residual capacity) was found at 1 month of age, probably before there could be any influence of the post-natal environment.In this small study, no influence of maternal smoking was detected.This association was not found at 10 yrs, but only 26% had a smoking parent.Were any associations between b 2 -adrenoceptor polymorphisms and lung function found at birth in the Australian cohort?If not, could population differences or even a more polluted intrauterine environment in the UK cohort explain why this association was only found in later childhood in Australia?
Source: European Respiratory Journal
Authors: G. Zhang, P. N. Le Souëf
Language: Hebrew
Subfield: Genetics
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4254102635