Is Serum Tryptase a Valuable Marker for Obesity-Bronchial Asthma Interrelationship in Children?

• Main Authors: Abdel Gawad TA (Author), Terez B Kamel (Author), Manal M Abd Al-Aziz (Author), Abou-Sekin TA (Author), Mourad Alfy Ramzy (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Open Journal of Asthma - Peertechz Publications, 2017-04-12.
• Subjects: Research Article
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<p><strong>Background: </strong>Asthma among obese represents a unique phenotype. Mast cells are more abundant inobese. Serum tryptase (ST) is a marker of mast cell numbers or activity. Since obesity and asthma have been linked in epidemiological studies, a possible higher mast cel...