Changes to immune genes link paternal smoking with childhood asthma

(Frontiers) New research shows that children exposed to paternal tobacco smoking before birth are more likely to develop asthma - and that associated changes to immune genes predict the level of risk.Published in Frontiers in Genetics to coincide with the WHO's World No Tobacco Day, the study reinforces the risks of either parent smoking -- and according to the authors, could provide DNA targets for the early prediction and reversal of tobacco smoking-associated childhood asthma.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://bit.ly/2I9YEie