Pulmonary epithelial barrier and immunological functions at birth and in early life - key determinants of the development of asthma? A description of the protocol for the Breathing Together study [version 1; referees: 2 approved]
Background. Childhood asthma is a common complex condition whose aetiology is thought to involve gene-environment interactions in early life occurring at the airway epithelium, associated with immune dysmaturation. It is not clear if abnormal airway epithelium cell (AEC) and cellular immune system...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wellcome
2018-05-01
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Series: | Wellcome Open Research |
Online Access: | https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/3-60/v1 |