Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle have found a strong genetic link between asthma and obesity, according to a study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

While this study replicates previous findings that have shown asthma to be more common in obese individuals, it goes on to show that the largest portion of the association between the two disorders could be explained by a common set of genetic factors.

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