Biomarkers for differentiation of patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

CONCLUSIONS: FeNO levels and peripheral blood eosinophil counts were useful biomarkers for distinguishing between patients with asthma and COPD. Serum periostin and IgE concentrations could be biomarkers for atopic asthma. PMID: 29035604 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Asthma - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: J Asthma Source Type: research