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Periostin as an important biomarker of inflammatory phenotype T2 in Brazilian asthma patients.
Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia - 1 Jan 2023
Baldo Danielle Cristiane, Romaldini José Gustavo, Pizzichini Marcia Margaret Menezes, Cançado José Eduardo D, Dellavance Alessandra, Stirbulov Roberto
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the laboratory performance of periostin associated with a panel of biomarkers to identify the inflammatory phenotype of Brazilian asthma patients. METHODS: We evaluated 103 Brazilian individuals, including 37 asthmatics and 66 nonasthmatic controls. Both groups underwent analyses for serum periostin, eosinophil levels in the peripheral blood, the fraction of exhaled...
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