Serum periostin relates to type-2 inflammation and lung function in asthma: Data from the large population-based cohort Swedish GA(2)LEN.

Anna J JamesC JansonA MalinovschiC HolwegK AlvingJ OnoS OhtaA EkR MiddelveldB DahlénB ForsbergK IzuharaS-E Dahlén

Published in: Allergy (2017)

We confirm associations between periostin and markers of type 2 inflammation, as well as lung function, and identify novel constitutional factors of importance to the use of periostin as a phenotype-specific biomarker in asthma.

Keyphrases

lung function
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cystic fibrosis
air pollution
oxidative stress
pet ct
electronic health record
big data
machine learning