Here, Andersen and colleagues describe a patient with asthma, pulmonary aspergillosis, and elevated IgE homozygous for a deleterious variant in the oncosta

Here, Andersen and colleagues describe a patient with asthma, pulmonary aspergillosis, and elevated IgE homozygous for a deleterious variant in the oncosta

In this News & Views, we discuss two studies reporting autosomal recessive OSMRβ deficiency as a new inborn error of immunity marked by severe atopy, h

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Darlene Dai, Charisse Petersen, Stuart Turvey, and colleagues report that breastfeeding may mitigate the adverse effects of socioeconomic disadvantage on early risk factors for non-communicable diseases. The authors link this effect to differences in infant gut microbiota, including enrichment of Bifidobacterium infantis, highlighting potentially modifiable pathways underlying intergenerational health inequities.

Canada is entering a new era in pediatric rare disease research, driven by advances in precision medicine and novel, innovative clinical trial approaches, including gene editing and gene therapies.

Gut fungi in babies may influence allergy risk, while antibiotics can disrupt this delicate balance during early immune development.

Gut fungi have been overlooked in allergy research for years. Two new studies suggest that may have been a costly mistake.

Two new studies jointly published in Nature: The Clinical Microbiome reveal that certain species of fungi in the gut play a key role in the development of immune dysregulation and some pediatric aller...

Two new studies jointly published in Nature: The Clinical Microbiome reveal that certain species of fungi in the gut play a key role in the development of immune dysregulation and some pediatric aller...

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“Primary Atopic Disorders (PAD) are a recently recognized group of inborn errors of immunity characterized by severe allergic manifestations. Due to their overlapping features with common atopic dise...

BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute’s Dr. Charisse Petersen discusses how breastfeeding may help protect infants with Your Morning Vancouver.

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Darlene Dai, Charisse Petersen, Stuart Turvey, and colleagues report that breastfeeding may mitigate the adverse effects of socioeconomic disadvantage on early risk factors for non-communicable diseases. The authors link this effect to differences in infant gut microbiota, including enrichment of Bifidobacterium infantis, highlighting potentially modifiable pathways underlying intergenerational health inequities.

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Ty Sperle says he felt “insane shock” after learning he’d been cured of a rare genetic disease through a clinical trial using a new gene-editing treatment.

The 19-year-old, who lives in Kelowna, had been diagnosed with chronic granulomatous disease around age five, compromising his immune system