Asthma: from clinical pattern to genetic background

Symposium
Chairs: A. Bush (London, United Kingdom), E. Duiverman (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Aims: This symposium will discuss the impact of genetic association studies on asthma phenotypes and atopy in children and the role of environmental and epidemiological factors.

Preschool wheeze syndrome: a need for better treatment S. Saglani (Sidcup, Kent, United Kingdom)
Effects of pollution: antenatal and post-natal, indoor and outdoor P. Sly (Perth, Australia)
Gene-environment interactions: a primary preventive strategy for asthma? E. von Mutius (Munich, Germany)