Asthma and allergy: Vitamin D primes neonatal immune system
Nature Reviews Immunology 17, 467 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nri.2017.82
Author: Yvonne Bordon
Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy has been linked to the development of childhood asthma, but most studies in this area have been observational. To directly examine how vitamin D status in pregnancy affects the neonatal immune system, Hornsby et al. analysed cord blood samples
Source: Nature Reviews Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Yvonne Bordon Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research
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