Noninvasive Analysis of the Sputum Transcriptome Discriminates Clinical Phenotypes of Asthma
Yan X, Chu JH, Gomez J, Koenigs M, Holm C, He X, Perez MF, Zhao H, Mane S, Martinez FD, Ober C, Nicolae DL, Barnes KC, London SJ, Gilliland F, Weiss ST, Raby BA, Cohn L, Chupp GL. Noninvasive Analysis of the Sputum Transcriptome Discriminates Clinical Phenotypes of Asthma. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2015, 191: 1116-1125. PMID: 25763605, PMCID: PMC4451618, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201408-1440oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistory of intubationNitric oxide levelsOxide levelsClinical phenotypeMost subjectsHigher bronchodilator responseNormal lung functionBlood of patientsCohort of childrenLogistic regression analysisSputum gene expressionBlood of childrenAirway transcriptomeMilder asthmaPathophysiologic heterogeneityPrebronchodilator FEV1Steroid requirementsLung functionBronchodilator responseGene expressionPhenotype of diseaseAsthmaBlood samplesGene signatureIntubation