The prevalence of allergic-type outcomes in the study population were: eosinophilia of >4% and >10% was observed in 74.3% and 25.5% of children, respectively; total IgE ≥200 IU/mL was present in 59.7%; sIgE ≥ 0.70 kU/L and SPT positivity for at least one allergen were found in 37.1% and 30% respectively; 22.7% had asthma, with 12% having non-atopic asthma, and 10.7% atopic asthma; 26% of children were atopic but not asthmatic (data not shown). This evidence concerns the gene IGHE and asthma.