Small macrophages are present in early childhood respiratory disease

Background: Recently, an established "small macrophage" phenotype has been observed in the sputum of patients with CF and COPD. However, little is known about the prevalence of this phenotype in the airways of young children. Since respiratory inflammation begins early in CF, we hypothesis...

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Main Authors: Garratt, L., Wright, A., Ranganathan, S., Grigg, J., Sly, P., Douglas, T., Gangell, C., Hall, Graham, Kicic, A., Mott, L., Skoric, B.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54466