Abstract
Serum IL-6 was associated with asthma exacerbation risk but not with symptoms or lung function in urban children; further studies to evaluate the role of IL-6 in the life course of asthma are needed.
Publication types
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Letter
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Asthma / blood*
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Biomarkers / blood*
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Child
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Female
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Humans
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Inflammation / blood
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Interleukin-6 / blood*
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Male
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Signal Transduction / physiology