Innate Immunity and Asthma Risk in Amish and Hutterite Farm Children

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Authors

Michelle M. Stein · Argonne National Laboratory

Cara L. Hrusch · Argonne National Laboratory

Justyna Gozdz · University of Arizona

Catherine Igartua · Argonne National Laboratory

Vadim Pivniouk · Argonne National Laboratory

Sean Murray · University of Arizona

Julie G. Ledford

Abstract

The results of our studies in humans and mice indicate that the Amish environment provides protection against asthma by engaging and shaping the innate immune response. (Funded by the National Institutes of Health and others.).

Topics & Keywords

Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Pediatric health and respiratory diseases Agriculture and Farm Safety

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 375, Issue 5, pp. 411-421

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1508749

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