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Cohort Profile: Melbourne Atopy Cohort study (MACS) Adrian J. Lowe, Caroline J. Lodge, Katrina J. Allen, Michael J. Abramson, Melanie C. Matheson, Paul S. Thomas, Christopher A. Barton, Catherine M. Bennett, Bircan Erbas, Cecilie Svanes, Mathias Wjst, Francisco G omez Real, Jennifer L. Perret, Melissa A. Russell, Melissa C. Southey, John L. Hopper, Lyle C. Gurrin, Christine J. Axelrad, David J. Hill and Shyamali C. Dharmage* Allergy and Lung Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia, Inflammation and Infection Research Centre & Prince of Wales’ Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia, Social Health Sciences Unit, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia, Centre for Population Health Research, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia, Department of Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Centre for International Health, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Munich, Germany and Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia