Open AccessHeredity, symptoms and risk factors of nasal polyps
Author(s) -
Bohman Anton,
Oscarsson Martin,
Bende Mats
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-5-s4-p24
Subject(s) - medicine , nasal polyps , asthma , heredity , risk factor , population , protective factor , airway , dermatology , surgery , environmental health , genetics , biology
Method Patients with nasal polyps were recruited from the clinic, adult first-degree relatives of the patients were asked to participate. Our intention was to recruit one relative of each gender per patient. All participants were examined with nasal endoscopy and underwent a structured interview regarding upper airway symptoms and risk factors. The results were compared with a general population from a previous study who had been examined and questioned in the same way.