A study of families containing asthma sufferers has led to the discovery of a gene that is associated with the disease. The finding brings the biological basis of asthma into sharper focus.
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Drazen, J., Weiss, S. Inherit the wheeze. Nature 418, 383–384 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/418383a
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