Gene plus mom's smoking boosts child's asthma risk
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070227/hl_nm/gene_smoking_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070227/2007_02_27t120730_450x299_us_gene_smoking.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=0u4pIOmHcLFWeEU_j2HtGw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Smoking cigarettes are seen at lunchtime in the 'Weisses Roessl' restaurant in Hanau near Frankfurt, February 26, 2007. Smoking during pregnancy is known to raise a child's future asthma risk, but children with a particular gene variation may be especially vulnerable, a study published Tuesday suggests. (Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Smoking during pregnancy is
known to raise a child's future asthma risk, but children with
a particular gene variation may be especially vulnerable, a
study published Tuesday suggests.</p><br clear="all"/>