HERSHEY, Pa. – Every disease is shaped by a genetic component as well as environmental factors like air pollution, climate and socioeconomic status
A team led by Penn State College of Medicine researchers found a way to tease apart genetic and environmental effects of disease risk using a large, nationally representative sample. The research team also used the data to quantitatively assess whether two specific pollutants in the air – PM2.5 and NO2 – causally influence disease risks.
