Asthma remission: Predicting future airways responsiveness using an miRNA network.
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SUBMITTER: McGeachie MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5546990 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
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Asthma remission: Predicting future airways responsiveness using an miRNA network.
McGeachie Michael J MJ Davis Joshua S JS Kho Alvin T AT Dahlin Amber A Sordillo Joanne E JE Sun Maoyun M Lu Quan Q Weiss Scott T ST Tantisira Kelan G KG
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 20170224 2
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