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Editorial
. 2012:2012:438572.
doi: 10.1155/2012/438572. Epub 2012 Aug 30.

Perinatal programming of childhood asthma

Editorial

Perinatal programming of childhood asthma

Kuender D Yang. Clin Dev Immunol. 2012.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Summary of environmental (epigenetic) and genetic programming of asthma.

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