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Plasma sphingolipids associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease phenotypes.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Feb 2015
Bowler Russell P, Jacobson Sean, Cruickshank Charmion, Hughes Grant J, Siska Charlotte, Ory Daniel S, Petrache Irina, Schaffer Jean E, Reisdorph Nichole, Kechris Katerina
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) occurs in a minority of smokers and is characterized by intermittent exacerbations and clinical subphenotypes such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Although sphingolipids as a class are implicated in the pathogenesis of COPD, the particular sphingolipid species associated with COPD subphenotypes remain unknown. OBJECTIVES: To use mass spectrometry to...
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