Mutius Lab

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ERC Advanced Grant · 2021

Microbiome-derived asthma and allergy protective substances for prevention

Asthma and allergies are the epidemic of the 21st century after a sharp rise in prevalence since the middle of the last century. Asthma is the most common chronic condition for children – at school age about every 10th pupil is affected in westernized countries. Likewise, allergic illnesses are very prevalent with 30- 50 % of the paediatric population being affected. Currently, there is neither cure nor effective prevention. However, asthma and allergies are illnesses, which are largely environmentally determined. Exposures to the environmental microbiome greatly determine risk and protection from onset of illness in populations of common genetic make-up. My team and I have described…

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