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ReviewImmunology and allergy clinics of North America2015

The role of the early-life environment in the development of allergic disease.

Ganesa Wegienka, Edward Zoratti, Christine Cole Johnson

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Review in Immunology and allergy clinics of North America, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Indoor Allergen Interventions in Homes and Schools for Managing Asthma.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2025
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  6. Vitamin D and Microbiota: Is There a Link with Allergies?International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  10. Asthma epidemiology and risk factors.Seminars in immunopathology · 2020
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  12. Influence of Early Life, Diet, and the Environment on the Microbiome.Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2019
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  16. Birth by cesarean section and schizophrenia: results from the multicenter FACE-SZ data-set.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2017
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  17. Free 25(OH)D concentrations are associated with atopy and lung function in children with asthma.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2017
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  20. Predictors of allergen sensitization in Singapore children from birth to 3 years.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ganesa WegienkaDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA. Electronic address: gwegien1@hfhs.org.
Edward ZorattiDivision of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA.
Christine Cole JohnsonDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA.

Funding

The Effect of Dog-Keeping and the Intestinal Microbiota on Immune DevelopmentP01AI089473 · NIAID · HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM · PI JOHNSON, CHRISTINE C · 2012 to 2024
$25.7M
EARLY LIFE VITAMIN D, RACIAL DISPARITIES, AND WHEEZINGR01HL113010 · NHLBI · HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM · PI WEGIENKA, GANESA REBECCA · 2012 to 2014
$1.2M
NHLBI NIH HHS HL113010NIAID NIH HHS AI089473NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI089473
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A consensus has been reached that the development of allergic disorders is strongly influenced by early life exposures. An overview of several prenatal and early life factors that have been investigated for their associations with development of childhood allergy is presented. Delivery mode, the gut microbiome, vitamin D, folate, breastfeeding, pets, antibiotics, environmental tobacco smoke, and airborne traffic pollutants are discussed. Although many studies suggest an effect, overall, no risk factors clearly increase or reduce the risk of allergic outcomes.

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Environmental ExposurePrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsAir PollutantsBreast FeedingCesarean SectionEnvironmentFemaleHumansHypersensitivityMicrobiotaPostpartum PeriodPregnancyRisk FactorsVitamin DAir PollutantsVitamin DAllergyAsthmaAtopic dermatitisEczemaIgEPrenatal

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PMID25459574
PMCPMC4427897

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