2017
NIAID, NIEHS, NHLBI, and MCAN Workshop Report: The indoor environment and childhood asthma—implications for home environmental intervention in asthma prevention and management
Gold DR, Adamkiewicz G, Arshad SH, Celedón JC, Chapman MD, Chew GL, Cook DN, Custovic A, Gehring U, Gern JE, Johnson CC, Kennedy S, Koutrakis P, Leaderer B, Mitchell H, Litonjua AA, Mueller GA, O'Connor GT, Ownby D, Phipatanakul W, Persky V, Perzanowski MS, Ramsey CD, Salo PM, Schwaninger JM, Sordillo JE, Spira A, Suglia SF, Togias A, Zeldin DC, Matsui EC. NIAID, NIEHS, NHLBI, and MCAN Workshop Report: The indoor environment and childhood asthma—implications for home environmental intervention in asthma prevention and management. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2017, 140: 933-949. PMID: 28502823, PMCID: PMC5632590, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.04.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir Pollution, IndoorAnimalsAsthmaBiomedical ResearchChildConsensus Development Conferences, NIH as TopicDrug IndustryEnvironmental HealthFund RaisingHumansNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.)National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (U.S.)National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (U.S.)Organizations, NonprofitUnited StatesConceptsEnvironmental exposuresCommon chronic childhood diseaseEnvironmental interventionsMerck Childhood Asthma NetworkControl of asthmaExacerbation of asthmaManagement of asthmaChronic childhood diseaseHome environmental interventionsExposure reduction techniquesNational InstituteAirway allergyAsthma preventionAsthma managementAsthma NetworkBlood InstituteChildhood asthmaNational HeartChildhood diseasesAsthmaEnvironmental Health SciencesInfectious diseasesStudy designBiologic propertiesIndoor exposure
2012
An environmental epigenetic study of ADRB2 5′‐UTR methylation and childhood asthma severity
Fu A, Leaderer BP, Gent JF, Leaderer D, Zhu Y. An environmental epigenetic study of ADRB2 5′‐UTR methylation and childhood asthma severity. Clinical & Experimental Allergy 2012, 42: 1575-1581. PMID: 22862293, PMCID: PMC3673701, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2012.04055.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood asthma severityAsthma severitySevere asthmaSignificant associationSevere childhood asthmaBeta-agonist treatmentBeta-2 adrenergic receptorsImportant environmental exposuresAsthma exacerbationsAsthma medicationsMild asthmaChildhood asthmaSurrogate biomarkerMethylation-specific PCRPotential joint effectsClinical relevanceAdrenergic receptorsAsthmaADRB2SeverityEnvironmental exposuresIndoor exposureChildrenAssociationBlood
1986
ASSESSMENT OF EXPOSURE TO INDOOR AIR CONTAMINANTS FROM COMBUSTION SOURCES: METHODOLOGY AND APPLICATION
LEADERER B, ZAGRANISKI R, BERWICK M, STOLWIJK J. ASSESSMENT OF EXPOSURE TO INDOOR AIR CONTAMINANTS FROM COMBUSTION SOURCES: METHODOLOGY AND APPLICATION. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1986, 124: 275-289. PMID: 3088984, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute respiratory illnessIndoor air pollutant exposuresPersonal NO2 exposuresAir pollutant exposureIndoor NO2 levelsUnvented kerosene space heatersTobacco smokersIndoor air contaminant levelsRespiratory illnessAssessment of exposureIndoor NO2Health effectsEnvironmental exposuresLevels of NO2Unvented combustionNO2 exposureExposure assessmentNational health standardsGas cooking stovesKerosene space heatersPollutant exposureNO2 levelsKerosene heatersExcellent predictorExposure