These results are in accordance with previously reported studies, where air pollution has been found to be linked with increased cytokine release (Zahedi et al. 2022; Rodríguez‐Cotto et al. 2013) Zahedi et al. 2022 demonstrated a significant increase of IL‐4 in the children of industrial areas, and indicated that they were prone to asthma (Zahedi et al. 2022). The gene discussed is IL4; the disease is asthma.