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. 2010 Aug 7;690(1-2):24–39. doi: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2009.09.005

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Gene environment interactions in asthma. Asthma is an inflammatory disorder of profound heterogeneity with strong genetic and environmental components. Local airway susceptibility factors together with allergen-specific immune polarisation interact both in the induction and subsequent expression of the disease phenotype. Key: EpC, epithelial cell.