Results The “IL-5-high” asthma profile (n=13) merged with the “IL-25-high” (10/13) and surprisingly also with the “IL-17A-high” (11/13) profile. A sputum “IL-25-high” profile was even restricted to patients with an “IL-5-high” profile. Only a minority of “IL-5-high” patients were found to be “IL-4-high” (n=6), whereas 17 other patients had an “IL-4-high” profile without being “IL-5-high”. Patie...
