The Second Edition of Asthma and COPD: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Management
continues to provide a unique and authoritative comparison of asthma and COPD. Written …

■ Abstract The development of allergic rhinitis entails a complex interaction between
genetic predisposition and environmental exposure to different factors, of which the most …

Recent evidence indicates an important role of inflammation pathways, airways remodeling
and epithelium activation in asthma genetics. In particular, transcriptome studies have …

Background ADAM33, a member of the ADAM (a disintegrin and metalloprotease) family, is
a putative asthma susceptibility gene recently identified by positional cloning. It is important …

Background Rhinitis and asthma are very common diseases involving genetic and
environmental factors. Most patients with asthma also have rhinitis, which suggests the …

The ADAM33 gene has recently been identified as being a potentially important asthma
candidate gene, and polymorphisms in this gene have been shown to be associated with …

Asthma is a complex polygenic disease with gene–environment interactions being
important. It has been previously suggested that ADAM33, which is a member of a gene …

Abstract “A disintegrin and metalloprotease”(ADAM) proteases form a still growing family of
about 40 type 1 transmembrane proteins. They are defined by a common modular …

Background Asthma is the most common chronic disorder in childhood, and asthma
exacerbation is an important cause of childhood morbidity and hospitalization. Asthma is …

Background Research has demonstrated the association between susceptibility to
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). On the …