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Association of serum periostin with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease.
Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology - 1 Sept 2014
Kim Mi-Ae, Izuhara Kenji, Ohta Shoichiro, Ono Junya, Yoon Moon Kyung, Ban Ga Young, Yoo Hye-Soo, Shin Yoo Seob, Ye Young-Min, Nahm Dong-Ho, Park Hae-Sim
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent studies recommend periostin as a systemic biomarker of eosinophilic airway inflammation to predict responses to novel treatments that targets eosinophilic TH2-driven inflammation in asthmatic patients. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical implications of serum periostin levels in patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) based on its overlapping TH2-mediated pathogenesis...
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