Open AccessPD44 ‐ In vitro fertilisation is positively associated with prevalence of asthma in childhood
Author(s) -
Guibas George V,
Moschonis George,
Xepapadaki Paraskevi,
Roumpedaki Eirini,
Androutsos Odysseas,
Manios Yannis,
Papadopoulos Nikolaos G
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-4-s1-p44
Subject(s) - wheeze , medicine , asthma , confounding , pediatrics , breastfeeding , pregnancy , population , logistic regression , gestational age , obstetrics , demography , immunology , environmental health , biology , genetics , sociology
Background Research on potential perinatal risk factors for asthma, has recently attracted considerable attention. Asthma could be associated with In vitro fertilization (IVF) via epigenetic modification of DNA by IVF drugs/hormones or via a genetic link of asthma with parental subfertility. Nevertheless, evidence of an asthma/IVF correlation is scarce and inconclusive. We therefore opted to explore a potential link, in a cross-sectional population-based study in preadolescent children.