Article
Asthma phenotypes and endotypes: a personalized approach to treatment.
Current opinion in pulmonary medicine - 1 Jan 2016
Skloot Gwen S
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Asthma is quite common and is better described as a syndrome with a heterogeneous presentation than as a single disease. Although most individuals can be effectively managed using a guideline-directed approach to care, those with the most severe illness may benefit from a more targeted therapy. The review describes our current understanding of how asthma phenotypes (observable characteristics)...
Topics
- Asthma
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Severity of Illness Index
- Th2 Cells
