X-Linked Genes Help Explain Why Boys of All Ages Face Higher Respiratory Risk (IMAGE)

Children's National Hospital

X-Linked Genes Help Explain Why Boys of All Ages Face Higher Respiratory Risk

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Human airways already demonstrate gender-based differences in DNA methylation signatures at birth, providing an early hint of which infants may be predisposed to develop respiratory disorders like asthma later in life.

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