Epigenome-wide Analysis Links SMAD3 Methylation at Birth to Asthma in Children of Asthmatic Mothers

CAPSULE SUMMARY: The trajectory to childhood asthma begins at birth and involves epigenetic (DNA methylation) modifications in innate pro-inflammatory and immunoregulatory pathways. Maternal asthma appears to strongly influence this trajectory.

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