DNA Methylation Biomarkers for Asthma Risk After Early-Life RSV Infection

14.5 KB of Excel data accompanies a perspective exploring epigenetic links between early-life respiratory syncytial virus infection and later asthma development. The dataset, authored by Sara Pischedda and shared under CC-BY-4.0, contains DNA methylation profiles from a longitudinal study of children hospitalized with RSV. The data was last updated on May 26, 2026.

Use Cases

• Identify epigenetic biomarkers associated with asthma development based on DNA methylation patterns.
• Analyze the relationship between early-life viral infection and long-term immune programming based on longitudinal data.
• Validate proof-of-concept findings linking RSV infection to asthma-related epigenetic changes.
• Compare hypomethylation patterns in RSV-infected children who later developed asthma versus those who did not.

Strengths

• Data is shared under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.
• The associated research provides a clear hypothesis and context for the data.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 14.5 KB, indicating limited scope.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update is dated May 26, 2026.

Provenance

Source

Sara Pischedda

Collection Method

Likely contains DNA methylation profiles collected during a longitudinal study of children hospitalized with RSV.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-26 05:26:01