Drugs 'could target asthma genes' (BBC)

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A large international study has revealed several genetic variants which are linked to people with asthma.

In all, more than 500,000 tests were performed on the genes of 10,000 children and adults with the condition, and 16,000 non-asthmatics.

The Imperial College-led research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, could point to new targets for drugs.

Experts said gene testing could not predict who would get the condition.
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The latest genetic variants discovered by the international research appeared in more than a third of children with asthma.
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