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Interrelationships of quantitative asthma-related phenotypes in the Epidemiological Study on the Genetics and Environment of Asthma, Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness, and Atopy.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Jan 2007
Oryszczyn Marie-Pierre, Bouzigon Emmanuelle, Maccario Jean, Siroux Valérie, Nadif Rachel, Wright Anne, Kauffmann Francine
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Delineating asthma subphenotypes is of interest to understand the cause of the disease. Few studies have addressed the interrelationships of quantitative asthma-related traits. OBJECTIVE: We sought to study the interrelationships of allergy markers and FEV(1) in relation to asthma and sex in children and adults. METHODS: Total IgE levels, skin prick test (SPT) positivity, eosinophil counts, and FEV(1)...
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