Andreas Böck, Kathrin Urner, Jana Kristin Eckert, Michael Salvermoser, Kristina Laubhahn, Sonja Kunze, Jörg Kumbrink, Marc P Hoeppner, Kathrin Kalkbrenner, Simone Kreimeier, Kirsten Beyer, Eckard Hamelmann, Michael Kabesch, Martin Depner, Gesine Hansen, Josef Riedler, Marjut Roponen, Elisabeth Schmausser-Hechfellner, Cindy Barnig, Amandine Divaret-Chauveau, Anne M Karvonen, Juha Pekkanen, Remo Frei, Caroline Roduit, Roger Lauener, Bianca Schaub
BACKGROUND: Numerous children present with early wheeze symptoms, yet solely a subgroup develops childhood asthma. Early identification of children at risk is key for clinical monitoring, timely patient-tailored treatment, and preventing chronic, severe sequelae. For early prediction of childhood asthma, we aimed to define an integrated risk score combining established risk factors with genome-wide molecular markers at birth, complemented by subsequent clinical symptoms/diagnoses (wheezing, atopic dermatitis, food allergy)...
March 31, 2024: Clinical and Experimental Allergy