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Defining phenotypes in COPD: an aid to personalized healthcare.
Molecular diagnosis & therapy - 1 Aug 2014
Segreti Andrea, Stirpe Emanuele, Rogliani Paola, Cazzola Mario
Abstract excerpt
The diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is based on a post-bronchodilator fixed forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) <70 % ratio and the presence of symptoms such as shortness of breath and productive cough. Despite the simplicity in making a diagnosis of COPD, this morbid condition is very heterogeneous, and at least three different phenotypes can be...
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