RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Jacobson, Anne
T1 Asthma Phenotypes: Understanding Distinct Subgroups of Asthma Patients
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2011
FD SAGE Publications
VO 11
IS 4
SP 6
OP 7
DO 10.1177/155989771104002
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/4/6.abstract
AB Asthma is a heterogeneous disease with respect to clinical features, cellular components of airway inflammation, and response to prescribed treatment. To better understand patients who remain symptomatic despite standard treatment with anti-inflammatory drugs and bronchodilators, investigators are exploring the molecular, genetic, and environmental determinants of asthma phenotypes in adults and children with asthma.