Article
Biomarkers in the assessment and management of airways diseases.
Postgraduate medical journal - 1 Dec 2008
Taylor D R, Pavord I D
Abstract excerpt
A plethora of biomarkers are becoming available in the field of respiratory medicine, but their application in clinical practice has been limited. This is changing. There is increasing scope for biomarkers to be used to define pathological as well as treatment responder phenotypes in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In some situations, conventional diagnostic labelling is being superseded by this...
Topics
- Asthma
- Biomarkers
- Forecasting
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Risk Factors
