Exposure to cat allergen, maternal history of asthma, and wheezing in first 5 years of life

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Celedón, JC
Litonjua, AA
Ryan, L
Platts-Mills, T
Weiss, ST
Gold, DR
机构
[1] Brigham & Womens Hosp, Dept Med, Channing Lab, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[2] Univ Virginia, Dept Med, Ctr Asthma & Allergy, Charlottesville, VA USA
[3] Harvard Sch Publ Hlth, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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10.1016/S0140-6736(02)09906-3
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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We looked for an association between early exposure to pets and asthma and wheezing in children whose mothers or fathers did or did not have a history of asthma. We followed up 448 children, who had at least one parent with a history of atopy, from birth to 5 years. Among children whose mothers had no history of asthma, exposure to a cat or a Fel d 1 concentration of at least 8 mug/g at the age of 2-3 months was associated with a reduced risk of wheezing between the ages of 1 and 5 years. However, among children whose mothers did have a history of asthma, such exposures were associated with an increased risk of wheezing at or after the age of 3 years. There was no association between wheezing and exposure to dog or dog allergen, and the father's allergy status had no effect on the relation between childhood wheezing and cat exposure.
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