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Expression profiling of miRNA-145 and miRNA-338 in serum and sputum of patients with COPD, asthma, and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome phenotype.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2017
Lacedonia Donato, Palladino Grazia Pia, Foschino-Barbaro Maria Pia, Scioscia Giulia, Carpagnano Giovanna Elisiana
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: A new phenotype with overlapping characteristics between asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) called asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) is emerging among inflammation diseases. To date, there is no agreement on specific criteria to define this syndrome, and the current guidelines are insufficient to classify the analogy and differences between overlap and COPD or...
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