SELECTED ARTICLES FROM THE RECENT LITERATURE 2008 5/21/2008 Does The Atopic March Occur Equally in Both Genders? Summary These data were obtained from the ongoing Multicenter Allergy Study (MAS). The objective of this analysis of the MAS data was to examine the role of infantile eczema as a predictor for the risk of childhood asthma. A total of 620 infants with a family history of allergic disease was recruited. Complete data was available for 403 children. Eczema within the first two years of life was clearly associated with an increased risk of childhood asthma in boys, but not in girls. Reference Lowe A, et al. Do boys do the atopic march while girls dawdle? J Allergy Clin Immunol 2008; 121:1190-1195.   © Copyright 1997-2008 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology All rights reserved