SYDNEY Cheap Nike Air Max 2018 Outlet , Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- An Australian-led international study has pinpointed more than 100 genetic risk factors that explain why some people suffer from asthma, hay fever and eczema.
The study is touted as the first of its kind "designed specifically to find genetic risk factors that are shared among the three most common allergic conditions", according to a media release on science news portal Scimex on Tuesday.
"Asthma, hay fever and eczema are allergic diseases that affect different parts of the body: the lungs Cheap Nike Air Max Outlet , the nose and the skin," the Brisbane-based QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute's Dr Manuel Ferreira, who led the study, was quoted as saying.
"This is important to know because it tells us which specific genes Cheap Air Max 1 Outlet , when not working properly, cause allergic conditions. This knowledge helps us understand why allergies develop in the first place and, potentially, gives us new clues on how they could be prevented or treated."
The researchers analyzed the genomes of 360 Cheap Air Max 2017 Outlet ,838 people and pinpointed 136 separate genome positions considered to be risk factors for developing the conditions.
"If you are unlucky and inherit these genetic risk factors from your parents, it will predispose you to all three allergic conditions," said Ferreira.
"Importantly, we have identified several drugs that we believe could be targeted at some of these genes to treat allergies. The first step would be to test those drugs in the laboratory."
The study Cheap Air Max 2018 Outlet , which was published in scientific journal Nature Genetics and included researchers from Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden Cheap Air Max Outlet , the United Kingdom and the United States, also examined if other factors might affect how the genes were "switched on or off".
"For example, we found one gene - called PITPNM2 - that is more likely to be switched off in people who smoke. If this gene is switched off, then the risk of developing allergies increases Cheap Nike Air Max 1 Online ," said Ferreira.
About 11 percent of Australians, or 2.5 million people, reported having asthma between 2014 and 2015, figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed. Nearly one in five Australians Cheap Nike Air Max 2017 Online , or almost 4.5 million people, suffered from hay fever during that period, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
By Oliver Trust
BERLILN， Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Bayern Munich are the favorites going into the round of the last 16 tie against Arsenal， the Premier League club， on Wednesday evening， not just because of the statistics.
The Bavarian outfit is counting on its ability to be top fit when it matters.
Of their last ten games， Munich won five， drew two and lost three. While the club is sitting pretty at the top of the Bundesliga， Arsenal on the other hand are going through a sticky patch and coach Arsene Wenger finds himself under attack.
But， as club President Uli Hoeness admitted， the Bavarian side is biting its nail at the thought of hosting Arsenal in the first leg.
Ones don't often hear the Bayern president speak about him being nervous. In a TV interview Hoeness talked about a recent meeting， he and club CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge had with head coach Carlo Ancelotti.
"Well， we told him， we are a little bit nervous，" Hoeness said in a subdued mood after Bayern's team lately did deliver narrow winning results but was far from convincing in its performances.
Under Ancelotti the team is far from that sort of dominant football Hoeness admired when Pep Guardiola was in charge.
"Ancelotti smiled， was as firm as a rock and flooded with optimism，" Hoeness told the audience with a shrug.
Ancelotti has been repeating his conviction that the team will be ready when it counts. Now the moment has come to place all the cards on the table.
"Gentlemen， please wait. We have important games ahead of us and it's crunch time，" said Hoeness when reporting on what the club coach said. "In contrast to us two， he is so relaxed，" Hoeness said.
At a press conference in Munich， Ancelotti was smiling and joking most of the time， for instance insisting "we will play with eleven players".
However， the 57-year-old Italian spoke about his football philosophy， "It would be nice to play better， but the game is more than aesthetics. It is about results， tactics and passion. You can't always come up with a footballing festival， but you have to deliver results."
Ancelotti's optimism has obviously been transferred to his player's minds. Both midfielder Arturo Vidal and Robert Lewandowski were convinced the team is "waiting for games like that".
Polish striker Lewandowski said， "The team will give everything we have and we' ll go through."
Vidal expects Arsenal to run the game and play football. "Most teams in the league play only defensively against us which leaves no space. Arsenal hopefully will be different，" the Chilean said.
Ancelotti goes into the battle without the services of Franck Ribery， Jerome Boateng and most likely Xabi Alonso but Rummenigge is said to also now share the coach's optimism.
"He has the experience of over 100 Champions League games and has often been in similar situations. We trust both the team and coach，" the former striker said.
Former Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld added， "It wouldn't surprise me if Bayern is in top form for the crunch games."
Having to face Arsenal first at home and then travel to London for the second leg means a narrow victory won't be enough this time around.
"We intend to gain some breathing space before we go into the second match at Arsenal，" said Bayern's team captain Philipp Lahm. "It's something team and coach are focused on."
In contrast to the last league game against FC Ingolstadt， Ancelotti's tactical approach will center on attacking down the flanks with Arjen Robben and Douglas Costa on the right and left respectively.
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