Article
Defining phenotypes in asthma: a step towards personalized medicine.
Drugs - 1 May 2014
Chung Kian Fan
Abstract excerpt
Asthma is a common disease with a complex pathophysiology. It can present in various clinical forms and with different levels of severity. Unbiased cluster analytic methods have unravelled several phenotypes in cohorts representative of the whole spectrum of severity. Clusters of severe asthma include those on high-dose corticosteroid treatment, often with both inhaled and oral treatment, usually associated with...
Topics
- Adrenergic beta-Agonists
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Asthma
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Precision Medicine
