Race and Genetic Ancestry in Medicine US health inequities won’t be eliminated by
abandoning the use of race and ethnicity in research and clinical practice, since these variables …

Rationale: Air pollution is a known asthma trigger and has been associated with short-term
asthma symptoms, airway inflammation, decreased lung function, and reduced response to …

10.7554/eLife.20532.001 Populations are often divided categorically into distinct racial/ethnic
groups based on social rather than biological constructs. Genetic ancestry has been …

Rationale: Obesity is associated with increased asthma morbidity, lower drug responsiveness
to inhaled corticosteroids, and worse asthma control. However, most prior investigations …

Rationale: Albuterol, a bronchodilator medication, is the first-line therapy for asthma worldwide.
There are significant racial/ethnic differences in albuterol drug response. Objectives: To …

Rationale: The burden of asthma is highest among socioeconomically disadvantaged
populations; however, its impact is differentially distributed among racial and ethnic groups. …

Background Childhood asthma prevalence and morbidity varies among Latinos in the
United States, with Puerto Ricans having the highest and Mexicans the lowest. Objective To …

Background Asthma is a complex disease with both genetic and environmental causes.
Genome-wide association studies of asthma have mostly involved European populations, and …

Background The primary rescue medication to treat acute asthma exacerbation is the short-acting
β 2 -adrenergic receptor agonist; however, there is variation in how well a patient …

BACKGROUND Obesity is associated with poor asthma control, increased asthma morbidity,
and decreased response to inhaled corticosteroids. We hypothesized that obesity would be …