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Pattern of airway inflammation and remodelling in mild persistent atopic asthma and in mild persistent asthma related to gastroesophageal reflux.
European annals of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Dec 2012
Dal Negro R W, Guerriero M, Micheletto C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The increase of basement membrane thickness (BMAT) represents a structural feature described as commonly characterizing airway remodelling in asthma, even if the non-atopic condition had been investigated only episodically from this point of view. Gastrooesophageal-reflux is a pathological condition which can frequently cause and/or sustain asthma in non-atopic individuals. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the...
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