DNA markers link season of birth, allergy risk
Monday, March 21, 2016 - 13:20
in Health & Medicine
The season a person is born in influences a wide range of things: from risk of allergic disease, to height and lifespan. Yet little is known about how a one-time exposure like the season of birth has such lasting effects. Researchers have now discovered specific markers on DNA that link the season of birth to risk of allergy in later life.