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Inflammatory biomarkers for asthma endotyping and consequent personalized therapy.
Expert review of clinical immunology - 1 Jul 2017
Ciprandi Giorgio, Tosca Maria Angela, Silvestri Michela, Ricciardolo Fabio Luigi Massimo
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INTRODUCTION: We argue that asthma be considered a syndrome caused by multiple inflammatory pathogenic processes. Bronchial hyperresponsiveness, reversible airflow limitation, and chronic airway inflammation characterize asthma pathophysiology. Personalized Medicine, i.e. a tailored management approach, is appropriate for asthma management and is based on the identification of discrete phenotypes and endotypes....
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