Genes May Boost Harm to Kids From Secondhand Smoke

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The study is in the first April issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

"The next step would be to investigate how these genes interact with one another to jointly affect lung development," Breton said. "Future studies should also investigate the timing and quality of tobacco smoke exposure during pregnancy in combination with variation in these genes to further understand how they jointly affect fetal lung development."

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The American Lung Association has more about secondhand smoke and children.

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