β3-Adrenergic receptor gene modifies the association between childhood obesity and asthma

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014 Sep;134(3):731-733.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.03.018. Epub 2014 Apr 29.

Authors

Nai-Wei Kuo¹, Kuan-Yen Tung¹, Ching-Hui Tsai¹, Yang-Ching Chen¹, Yungling Leo Lee²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
² Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: leolee@ntu.edu.tw.

PMID: 24786241
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.03.018

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Asthma / epidemiology*
Asthma / genetics
Body Mass Index*
Child
Cohort Studies
Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic
Effect Modifier, Epidemiologic
Gene Frequency
Gene-Environment Interaction
Genotype
Humans
Mouth Mucosa / physiology
Obesity / epidemiology*
Obesity / genetics
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Population*
Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3 / genetics*
Risk Factors
Taiwan

Substances

ADRB3 protein, human
Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3