Air Pollution Primes Children for Asthma-Related Cockroach Allergy

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130206094704.htm

Feb. 6, 2013 — An allergic reaction to cockroaches is a major contributor to asthma in urban children, but new research suggests that the insects are just one part of a more complex story. Very early exposure to certain components of air pollution can increase the risk of developing a cockroach allergy by age 7 and children with a common mutation in a gene called GSTM may be especially vulnerable.

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