PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Ivana V. Yang TI - Epigenetics and prenatal influences on asthma and allergic airways disease AID - 10.1183/20734735.000814 DP - 2014 Mar 01 TA - Breathe PG - 24--31 VI - 10 IP - 1 4099 - http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/10/1/24.short 4100 - http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/10/1/24.full SO - Breathe2014 Mar 01; 10 AB - Describe how genetic studies have explained a small portion of asthma heritability Discuss how epigenetic marks are influenced by the environment and are important in T-cell lineage differentiation Describe animal studies of the role of DNA methylation in the development of allergic airway disease Summarise human studies on the role of DNA methylation in asthma and allergy