Tailored therapy for severe asthma
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Tailored therapy for severe asthma
Patients with severe asthma or COPD have often a suboptimal symptom control due to inadequate treatment. A better understanding of pathogenetic mechanisms, phenotypes, endotypes and the new technologies available in the fields of molecular biology and immunogenetics have made it possible to synthesize specific monoclonal antibodies virtually able to interact with any target antigen, or to open ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2049-6958
DOI: 10.1186/2049-6958-10-1