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Asthma and … what is the link?

Asthma and … what is the link? EDITORIAL Asthma and ... what is the link? Michael Kabesch Center for Paediatrics, Clinic for Paediatric Pneumology and Neonatology, seem to be linked to asthma and allergy. A gene by Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany environment interaction with chitin may exist that could Correspondence to Michael Kabesch, Professor for Experimental Allergy, Center influence asthma development. The data from this field for Paediatrics, Clinic for Paediatric Pneumology and Neonatology, Hannover are very recent and replication of many findings is still Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Street 1, D- 30625 Hannover, Germany Tel: +49 511 532 3325; fax: +49 511 532 9125; awaited. This review gives an excellent overview of the e-mail: Kabesch.Michael@mh-hannover.de current status of this research and its potential implica- Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2009, 9:393–394 tion on our understanding of mechanisms leading to asthma. Asthma is a complex disease that has many faces. Beyond the fact that it is a disease of reversible airway obstruc- Guerra (pp. 409–416) takes us into the gray zone between tion, a lot of uncertainty exists: is it a disease or a asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease syndrome? Recent data suggest the latter rather than (COPD), an area that has harbored many http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology Wolters Kluwer Health

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1528-4050
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1473-6322
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10.1097/ACI.0b013e32833043fa
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EDITORIAL Asthma and ... what is the link? Michael Kabesch Center for Paediatrics, Clinic for Paediatric Pneumology and Neonatology, seem to be linked to asthma and allergy. A gene by Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany environment interaction with chitin may exist that could Correspondence to Michael Kabesch, Professor for Experimental Allergy, Center influence asthma development. The data from this field for Paediatrics, Clinic for Paediatric Pneumology and Neonatology, Hannover are very recent and replication of many findings is still Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Street 1, D- 30625 Hannover, Germany Tel: +49 511 532 3325; fax: +49 511 532 9125; awaited. This review gives an excellent overview of the e-mail: Kabesch.Michael@mh-hannover.de current status of this research and its potential implica- Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2009, 9:393–394 tion on our understanding of mechanisms leading to asthma. Asthma is a complex disease that has many faces. Beyond the fact that it is a disease of reversible airway obstruc- Guerra (pp. 409–416) takes us into the gray zone between tion, a lot of uncertainty exists: is it a disease or a asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease syndrome? Recent data suggest the latter rather than (COPD), an area that has harbored many

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Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical ImmunologyWolters Kluwer Health

Published: Oct 1, 2009

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