Asthma-COPD overlap is not a homogeneous disorder: further supporting data

Asthma-COPD overlap is not a homogeneous disorder: further supporting data

Abstract Asthma-COPD ovelap (ACO) is an umbrella term that encompasses patients with COPD and eosinophilic inflammation (e-COPD) and smoking asthmatics with non-fully reversible airflow obstruction (SA). We compared the clinical characteristics and the inflammatory profile of e-COPD and SA. Patients...

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Main Authors: Luis Pérez-de-Llano, Borja G. Cosio, on behalf of the CHACOS study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Eosinophils
Periostin
COPD
Asthma
Asthma-COPD overlap
ACO
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-017-0667-x

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