the relationship between asthma and sinusitis has been proposed in many reports but the role of sinus surgery in their treatment is still controversial. therefore, the effect of functional sinus surgery in patients with controlled asthma was evaluated. fifty six patients with a history of sinusitis in whom maximum medical treatment had failed and also those with a history of asthma who were in ...

translation [3] . Given their very short complementarity to the target mRNA (6–8 nucleotides), a single miR can target hundreds of genes, and individual genes might be targeted by multiple mRNAs, adding complexity to the regulatory network between miRs and target genes [4] . MiRs are phylogenetically well conserved [5] , which implies that they play an important role in biological processes. In...

Previously we observed an excess risk for occupational asthma among florists with rhinitis. To further evaluate the link between upper and lower airways, we investigated united airways disease in the same occupational group. Occupational history, symptoms and atopy were investigated among 128 florists. Age-, smoking-, and gender-adjusted risks were calculated using logistic regression models co...

www.chestpubs.org Affi liations: From the North Bristol Lung Centre, Southmead Hospital . Financial/nonfi nancial disclosures: The author has reported to CHEST that no potential confl icts of interest exist with any companies/organizations whose products or services may be discussed in this article . Correspondence to: Andrew R. L. Medford, MBChB, MD, FCCP, North Bristol Lung Centre, Southmead ...