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Race is associated with differences in airway inflammation in patients with asthma.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Jul 2017
Nyenhuis Sharmilee M, Krishnan Jerry A, Berry Alalia, Calhoun William J, Chinchilli Vernon M, Engle Linda, Grossman Nicole, Holguin Fernando, Israel Elliot, Kittles Rick A, Kraft Monica, Lazarus Stephen C, Lehman Erik B, Mauger David T, Moy James N, Peters Stephen P, Phipatanakul Wanda, Smith Lewis J, Sumino Kaharu, Szefler Stanley J, Wechsler Michael E, Wenzel Sally, White Steven R, Ackerman Steven J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: African American subjects have a greater burden from asthma compared with white subjects. Whether the pattern of airway inflammation differs between African American and white subjects is unclear. OBJECTIVE: We sought to compare sputum airway inflammatory phenotypes of African American and white subjects treated or not with inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs; ICS+ and ICS-, respectively). METHODS: We...
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