Article
The immunopathology and genetics of asthma.
Minnesota medicine - 1 May 2004
Blumenthal Malcolm
Abstract excerpt
The definition of asthma and its related phenotypes is problematic because multiple factors are involved in its development. Asthma is thought to be a complex chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways resulting in symptoms of coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath associated with evidence of bronchial reversibility and/or hyperreactivity. The ultimate clinical picture involves a variety of cellular and...
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