Asthma-related traits include clinical symptoms of asthma, such as coughing, wheezing, and dyspnea; bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) as assessed by methacholine challenge test; serum IgE levels; atopy; and atopic dermatitis (Laitinen et al., 2001; Illig and Wjst, 2002; Pillai et al., 2006).
For a general phenotypic description and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of asthma, see 600807. [from OMIM]
- MedGen UID:
- 339547
- •Concept ID:
- C1846534
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- Disease or Syndrome