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

• Auteurs principaux: Abdel Gawad TA (Auteur), Terez B Kamel (Auteur), Manal M Abd Al-Aziz (Auteur), Abou-Sekin TA (Auteur), Mourad Alfy Ramzy (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Open Journal of Asthma - Peertechz Publications, 2017-04-12.
• Sujets: 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...