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ReviewThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2017

Environmental determinants of allergy and asthma in early life.

Allison J Burbank, Amika K Sood, Matthew J Kesic, David B Peden, Michelle L Hernandez

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Review in The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 125 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
125citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
17.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

125 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 297 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. The Role of the Indoor Exposome in Food Allergy Development.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2026
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  10. The Developmental Origins of Asthma and COPD.Annual review of physiology · 2026
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  13. Genetic susceptibility to PMFrontiers in immunology · 2026
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  15. Indoor Allergen Interventions in Homes and Schools for Managing Asthma.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2025
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  17. Global research trends on the human exposome: a bibliometric analysis (2005-2024).Environmental science and pollution research international · 2025
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65 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Allison J BurbankCenter for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
Amika K SoodCenter for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
Matthew J KesicCenter for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
David B PedenCenter for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
Michelle L HernandezCenter for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. Electronic address: michelle_hernandez@med.unc.edu.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

UNC-CH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH &SUSCEPTIBILITYP30ES010126 · NIEHS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Stephanie Engel · 2001 to 2026
$36.3M
UNC-Duke Collaborative Clinical Pharmacology Postdoctoral Training Program-Evaluation SupplementT32GM086330 · NIGMS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI KIM L.R. BROUWER, Daniel Gonzalez · 2011 to 2026
$8.5M
Phase II studies of gamma tocopherol as an intervention for environmental asthmaR01ES023349 · NIEHS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI PEDEN, DAVID B. · 2013 to 2017
$3.7M
Down-regulation of oxidant-induced airway inflammation though modulation of NRF2K23ES021745 · NIEHS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI HERNANDEZ, MICHELLE · 2012 to 2014
$612k
NIEHS NIH HHS K23 ES021745NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES010126NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES023349NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM086330
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Allergic disease prevalence has increased significantly in recent decades. Primary prevention efforts are being guided by study of the exposome (or collective environmental exposures beginning during the prenatal period) to identify modifiable factors that affect allergic disease risk. In this review we explore the evidence supporting a relationship between key components of the external exposome in the prenatal and early-life periods and their effect on atopy development focused on microbial, allergen, and air pollution exposures. The abundance and diversity of microbial exposures during the first months and years of life have been linked with risk of allergic sensitization and disease. Indoor environmental allergen exposure during early life can also affect disease development, depending on the allergen type, dose, and timing of exposure. Recent evidence supports the role of ambient air pollution in allergic disease inception. The lack of clarity in the literature surrounding the relationship between environment and atopy reflects the complex interplay between cumulative environmental factors and genetic susceptibility, such that no one factor dictates disease development in all subjects. Understanding the effect of the summation of environmental exposures throughout a child's development is needed to identify cost-effective interventions that reduce atopy risk in children.

Indexed as

Environmental ExposureAir PollutionAllergensAnimalsHumansHypersensitivityMicrobiotaRisk FactorsAllergensair pollutionallergenallergyasthmaendotoxinEnvironmentexposureinfectionmicrobiometobacco smoke

Identifiers

PMID28673399
PMCPMC5675123
OpenAlexW2733928499

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Registered trials

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