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IP-10 as a biomarker for rhinoviral infections in asthma
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  1. Jennifer K Quint
  1. J K Quint, Clinical Research Fellow and SpR, University College London, London, UK; j.quint{at}medsch.ucl.ac.uk

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    Asthma exacerbations are most commonly triggered by viruses, particularly rhinovirus. There is currently no biomarker that can be used to predict that a virus has triggered an exacerbation.

    This group studied bronchial epithelial cells (BECs) obtained by bronchoscopy from 10 healthy controls and 10 patients with asthma who had never received inhaled corticosteroids. The epithelial cells were cultured and exposed to rhinovirus …

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