| CDHR3 | Cadherin-Related Family Member 3 |
| CAS | Childhood Asthma Study |
| CBMC | Cord blood mononuclear cells |
| ED | Emergency department |
| GFP | Green fluorescent protein |
| GSDMB | Gasdermin B |
| GWAS | Genome-wide association study |
| HRSV | Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus |
| HRV | Human Rhinovirus |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IRF7 | Interferon Regulatory Factor 7 |
| MAF | Mean Allele Frequency |
| MDA5 | Melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 |
| ORMDL3 | Orosomucoid-Like (ORMDL) Sphingolipid Biosynthesis Regulator 3 |
| PBMC | Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells |
| RIG-I | Retinoic acid-inducible gene I |
| SMAD3 | Mothers Against Decapentaplegic Homolog 3 |
| SNP | Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism |
| TGFβ | Transforming growth factor-β |