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Increased expression of serum periostin and YKL40 in children with severe asthma and asthma exacerbation.
Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research - 1 Dec 2018
El Basha Noussa Ragab, Osman Hanan Mohsen, Abdelaal Amaal Abdo, Saed Salma Mohamed, Shaaban Hala Hamdy
Abstract excerpt
Children with severe asthma or acute asthma exacerbation may encounter difficulties in performing pulmonary function tests. In this situation, serum biomarkers can play a great role in evaluation of such patients. The aim of this study was to estimate the serum levels of human chitinase-3-like protein 1 (YKL40) and periostin in a group of Egyptian children with asthma during acute asthma exacerbation and in...
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