Evidence for an IL-6-high asthma phenotype in asthmatic patients of African ancestry.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.04.007 and PMC identifier 6612296.
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Abstract
High circulating IL-6 may define a phenotype of asthma associated with obesity and systemic inflammation. We demonstrate that circulating IL-6 is higher in African-American patients with asthma, and that race-specific thresholds should be considered.
Medical subject headings
- Asthma
- Black People
- Interleukin-6