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ArticlePediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology2022

Persistence of parental-reported asthma at early ages: A longitudinal twin study.

Elise Margaretha Adriana Slob, Cristina Longo, Susanne J H Vijverberg, Toos C E M van Beijsterveldt, Meike Bartels, Jouke Jan Hottenga, Mariëlle W Pijnenburg, Gerard H Koppelman, Anke-Hilse Maitland-van der Zee, Conor V Dolan and 1 more

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Article in Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Elise Margaretha Adriana SlobDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-8411-7825
Cristina LongoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Susanne J H VijverbergDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-4579-4081
Toos C E M van BeijsterveldtNetherlands Twin Register, Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Meike BartelsNetherlands Twin Register, Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Jouke Jan HottengaNetherlands Twin Register, Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Mariëlle W PijnenburgDepartment of Paediatrics, Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, ErasmusMC - Sophia Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Gerard H KoppelmanDepartment of Paediatric Pulmonology & Paediatric Allergology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Anke-Hilse Maitland-van der ZeeDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Conor V DolanNetherlands Twin Register, Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Dorret I BoomsmaNetherlands Twin Register, Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NLAmsterdam University Medical Centers · NLErasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital · NLMedisch Centrum Haaglanden · NLUniversity Medical Center Groningen · NL

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Abstract

backgroundCurrently, we cannot predict whether a pre-school child with asthma-like symptoms will have asthma at school age. Whether genetic information can help in this prediction depends on the role of genetic factors in persistence of pre-school to school-age asthma. We examined to what extent genetic and environmental factors contribute to persistence of asthma-like symptoms at ages 3 to asthma at age 7 using a bivariate genetic model for longitudinal twin data.

methodsWe performed a cohort study in monozygotic and dizygotic twins from the Netherlands Twin Register (NTR, n = 21,541 twin pairs). Bivariate genetic models were fitted to longitudinal data on asthma-like symptoms reported by parents at age 3 and 7 years to estimate the contribution of genetic and environmental factors.

resultsBivariate genetic modeling showed a correlation on the liability scale between asthma-like symptoms at age 3 and asthma at age 7 of 0.746 and the contribution of genetics was estimated to be 0.917. The genetic analyses indicated a substantial influence of genetic factors on asthma-like symptoms at ages 3 and 7 (heritability 80% and 90%, respectively); hence, contribution of environmental factors was low. Persistence was explained by a high (rg = 0.807) genetic correlation.

conclusionParental-reported asthma-like symptoms at age 3 and asthma at age 7 are highly heritably. The phenotype of asthma-like symptoms at age 3 and 7 was highly correlated and mainly due to heritable factors, indicating high persistence of asthma development over ages 3 and 7.

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AsthmaTwins, MonozygoticChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesHumansLongitudinal StudiesParentsTwins, Dizygoticasthmaasthma-like symptomschildrendiscordant twin design

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