Association between anti-thyroid peroxidase and anti-cytokeratin 18 autoantibodies and bronchial asthma in women
Background: The mechanisms of intrinsic or non-allergic asthma remain uncertain as allergens have no obvious role in driving the inflammatory process in the airways. This study was designed to test the possible presence of an autoimmune pathogenesis of bronchial asthma and to investigate the similar...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763815300819 |