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Non-invasive phenotyping using exhaled volatile organic compounds in asthma.
Thorax - 1 Sept 2011
Ibrahim Baharudin, Basanta Maria, Cadden Paul, Singh Dave, Douce David, Woodcock Ashley, Fowler Stephen J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Breath volatile organic compounds (VOCs) may be useful for asthma diagnosis and phenotyping, identifying patients who could benefit from personalised therapeutic strategies. The authors aimed to identify specific patterns of breath VOCs in patients with asthma and in clinically relevant disease phenotypes. METHODS: Breath samples were analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The Asthma...
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