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Altered Epithelial Gene Expression in Peripheral Airways of Severe Asthma.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Singhania Akul, Rupani Hitasha, Jayasekera Nivenka, Lumb Simon, Hales Paul, Gozzard Neil, Davies Donna E, Woelk Christopher H, Howarth Peter H
Abstract excerpt
Management of severe asthma remains a challenge despite treatment with glucocorticosteroid therapy. The majority of studies investigating disease mechanisms in treatment-resistant severe asthma have previously focused on the large central airways, with very few utilizing transcriptomic approaches. The small peripheral airways, which comprise the majority of the airway surface area, remain an unexplored area in...
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