Nature Communications (Jun 2021)

Integrated omics endotyping of infants with respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis and risk of childhood asthma

  • Yoshihiko Raita,
  • Marcos Pérez-Losada,
  • Robert J. Freishtat,
  • Brennan Harmon,
  • Jonathan M. Mansbach,
  • Pedro A. Piedra,
  • Zhaozhong Zhu,
  • Carlos A. Camargo,
  • Kohei Hasegawa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23859-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis during infancy is a major risk factor for asthma development. Here, Raita et al. integrate clinical data with airway microbiome, transcriptome, and metabolome data and identity four endotypes with differential risks for developing asthma.