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This week's reading focuses upon asthma and its pleiotropic nature. You will also learn that nature and nurture work together in this complex disease which researchers are continually trying to unravel.

**__Assignment for Week Five Due 11/13__**

1. Watch the videoclip above for an understand of what asthma is. 2. Read pp. 65-75. 3. Read these articles: [|Asthma and Genetics] [|Yale Researchers Identify New Asthma Genes]

4. Watch this videoclip: media type="youtube" key="WiRKrcZWSys" height="315" width="560"

5. Post your answers to the questions on the discussion board.