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The research suggests when individuals with specific variations in certain genes are exposed to traffic pollution, they display more intense asthma symptoms than people that lack those same gene variations. (NIEHS)

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Genetics and Pollution Drive Severity of Asthma Symptoms

by eNews Park Forest on August 31, 2018

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Asthma Research — The research suggests when individuals with specific variations in certain genes are exposed to traffic pollution, they display more intense asthma symptoms than people that lack those same gene variations. (NIEHS)

Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—August 31, 2018

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Asthma patients, with a specific genetic profile, exhibit more intense symptoms following exposure to traffic pollution, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and collaborators. The study appeared online in Scientific Reports.