The all age asthma cohort (ALLIANCE) - from early beginnings to chronic disease: a longitudinal cohort study

Abstract Background Asthma and wheezing disorders in childhood and adulthood are clinically heterogeneous regarding disease presentation, natural course, and response to treatment. Deciphering common disease mechanisms in distinct subgroups requires harmonized molecular (endo-) phenotyping of both c...

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Main Authors: Oliver Fuchs, Thomas Bahmer, Markus Weckmann, Anna-Maria Dittrich, Bianca Schaub, Barbara Rösler, Christine Happle, Folke Brinkmann, Isabell Ricklefs, Inke R. König, Henrik Watz, Klaus F. Rabe, Matthias V. Kopp, Gesine Hansen, Erika von Mutius, the ALLIANCE Study Group as part of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-018-0705-6