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Gender differences in the T-cell profiles of the airways in COPD patients associated with clinical phenotypes.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2017
Forsslund Helena, Yang Mingxing, Mikko Mikael, Karimi Reza, Nyrén Sven, Engvall Benita, Grunewald Johan, Merikallio Heta, Kaarteenaho Riitta, Wahlström Jan, Wheelock Åsa M, Sköld C Magnus
Abstract excerpt
T lymphocytes are believed to play an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). How T cells are recruited to the lungs and contribute to the inflammatory process is largely unknown. COPD is a heterogeneous disease, and discriminating disease phenotypes based on distinct molecular and cellular pathways may provide new approaches for individualized diagnosis and therapies....
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