In addition, the major shortcoming of the use of glucagon for asthma treatment is that some authors showed that glucagon alone is ineffective for the management of asthma exacerbations47, despite its ability to induce bronchodilation, and that several authors found that glucagon was effective for treatment of asthmatic patients, including in the chronic phase of the disease10,11,45,46,48. The gene discussed is GCG; the disease is asthma.