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Factors predicting inhaled corticosteroid responsiveness in African American patients with asthma.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Dec 2010
Gould Wendy, Peterson Edward L, Karungi Gloria, Zoratti Amanda, Gaggin John, Toma Ghazwan, Yan Shiqing, Levin Albert M, Yang James J, Wells Karen, Wang Mingqun, Burke Robert R, Beckman Kenneth, Popadic Danijela, Land Susan J, Kumar Rajesh, Seibold Max A, Lanfear David E, Burchard Esteban G, Williams L Keoki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: African American patients disproportionately experience uncontrolled asthma. Treatment with an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) is considered first-line therapy for persistent asthma. OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine the degree to which African American patients respond to ICS medication...
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