Helpful Links

http://www.lungusa.org

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asthma.html

http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~scintech/asthma/Genetics2.htm

http://www.lung.ca/asthma/pregnancy/

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/10/1660_51083.htm

http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/asthmaallergymedications.stm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AS00003

http://asthma.nationaljewish.org/treatments/index.php

References Cited

Blakey J., et al.  Contribution of ADAM33 polymorphisms to the population risk  of asthma.  Thorax 2005;60:274-276

Almqvist C.  High allergen exposure as a risk factor for asthma and allergic disease.  Clinical Review of Allergy Immunology. 2005 Feb;28(1):25-42

Los H., et al.  The importance of genetic influences in asthma.  European Respiratory Journal. 1999 Nov;14(5):1210-27.

Murphy VE., et al.  Asthma during pregnancy: mechanisms and treatment implications.  European Respiratory Journal. 2005 Apr;25(4):731-50.

Platts-Mills T., et al.  Sensitisation, asthma, and a modified Th2 response in children exposed to cat allergen: a population-based cross-sectional study.  The Lancet.  10 March 2001;357: 752-756. 

Zamel N, et al.  Asthma on Tristan da Cunha: looking for the genetic link. The    University of Toronto Genetics of Asthma Research Group.  American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine. 1996 Jun;153(6 Pt 1):1902-6