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Severe adult-onset asthma: A distinct phenotype.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Aug 2013
Amelink Marijke, de Groot Jantina C, de Nijs Selma B, Lutter Rene, Zwinderman Aeilko H, Sterk Peter J, ten Brinke Anneke, Bel Elisabeth H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Some patients with adult-onset asthma have severe disease, whereas others have mild transient disease. It is currently unknown whether patients with severe adult-onset asthma represent a distinct clinical phenotype. OBJECTIVE: We sought to investigate whether disease severity in patients with adult-onset asthma is associated with specific phenotypic characteristics. METHODS: One hundred seventy-six...
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