Persistence of parental-reported asthma at early ages: A longitudinal twin study.
Elise Margaretha Adriana SlobCristina LongoSusanne J H VijverbergToos C E M van BeijsterveldtMeike BartelsJouke Jan HottengaMariëlle W PijnenburgGerard H KoppelmanAnke-Hilse Maitland-van der ZeeConor V DolanDorret I BoomsmaPublished in: Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (2022)
Parental-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.