PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jacobson, Anne
ED  - Fitzpatrick, Anne M.
TI  - Asthma Phenotypes: Understanding Distinct Subgroups of Asthma Patients
DP  - 2011 Sep 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 6--7
VI  - 11
IP  - 4
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/4/6.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/4/6.full
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.