• Question: are there any external factors affecting athsma in humans?

    Asked by lilygrainger27 to Stef on 18 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: Stefan Piatek

      Stefan Piatek answered on 18 Mar 2013:

      There are loads, it looks like only about 40% is genetic only, that means that 60% is due to external factors.

      Big ones are cigarette smoke, diesel fumes, and maybe some specific infections. Let me know if you want to know more about any one of these

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