Eosinophil Count Is a Common Factor for Complex Metabolic and Pulmonary Traits and Diseases: The LifeLines Cohort Study.

There is ongoing debate on the association between eosinophil count and diseases, as previous studies were inconsistent. We studied the relationship of eosinophil count with 22 complex metabolic, cardiac, and pulmonary traits and diseases. From the population-based LifeLines Cohort Study (N = 167,72...

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Main Authors: Marzyeh Amini, Dinara Bashirova, Bram P Prins, Eva Corpeleijn, LifeLines Cohort Study, Marcel Bruinenberg, Lude Franke, Pim van der Harst, Gerjan Navis, Bruce H R Wolffenbuttel, Ronald P Stolk, Cisca Wijmenga, Dirkje S Postma, Gerard H Koppelman, H Marike Boezen, Judith Vonk, Harold Snieder, Behrooz Z Alizadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5158313?pdf=render