Annual Congress Berlin 2008

Saturday, 04.10.2008
Sunday, 05.10.2008
Monday, 06.10.2008
Tuesday, 07.10.2008
Wednesday, 08.10.2008

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, abstract number.


Material from 2008:
  • 3952 Abstracts
  • 658 Slide presentations
  • 316 Webcasts
  • 96 Handouts
  • 1824 e-posters
  • 316 Multimedia files
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Allergy and immunology of asthma and beyond

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: J. Van Der Zee (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), S. Bonini (Roma, Italy)
Study of body mass index and serum leptin in asthmatics
H. Abu Yosif, S. Naseh, M. Kamel, N. Bakry, S. Ahmed (Cairo, Egypt)
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Genetic polymorphisms in oxidative enzymes and phenotypes of asthma
T. H. Malling, C. Brasch-Andersen, I. Brandslund, D. Sherson, L. Skadhauge, T. Sigsgaard, O. Omland (Aalborg, Odense, Vejle, Haderslev, Århus, Denmark)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Mast cell densities in endobronchial biopsies and in small airways are related
M. Carroll, N. Carroll, A. Baddeley, H. J. Gundersen, A. James (Nedlands, Crawley, Australia; Aarhus, Denmark)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Mast cell densities in endobronchial biopsies and in the whole lung are not related
M. Carroll, N. Carroll, A. Baddeley, H. J. Gundersen, A. James (Nedlands, Crawley, Australia; Aarhus, Denmark)
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LC50 analysis of basophil activation test with CD63 and CD203c identifies a transient increase in basophil sensitivity during subcutaneous immunotherapy
S. Hansen, B. M. Bibby, R. Dahl, H. J. Hoffmann (Aarhus, Denmark)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Decreased small airway and alveolar mature dendritic cells in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
M. Tsoumakidou, A. V. Koutsopoulos, K. Dambaki, E. Tzortzaki, N. Tzanakis, P. K. Jeffery, N. M. Siafakas (Heraklion, Greece; London, United Kingdom)
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The development of the algorithm for allergic pollen forecast
J. W. Oh, I. J. Kang, S. W. Kim, B. S. Kim, M. H. Kook, Y. H. Rha, H. B. Lee (Seoul, Daegu, Busan, Kangneung, Kwangju, Republic Of Korea)
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Congress or journal article abstract
A comparison between UniCAP® and ADVIA Centaur® for specific IgE detection in patients with asthma
T. Iwanaga, Y. Ikeda, R. Sato, T. Miyara, H. Sano, M. Muraki, K. Tomita, Y. Tohda (Osakasayama/Osaka, Japan)
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Lymphocyte sub-populations in pregnant and non-pregnant asthmatic patients
A. Bohacs, E. Pa]llinger, L. Tamasi, J. Rigo, Z. Komlosi, V. Muller, P. Magyar, G. Losonczy (Budapest, Hungary)
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Serum nitric oxide metabolists in bronchial asthma patients
F. Nina, K. Lubov (Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation)
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CD63 expression on basophils as a tool for the diagnosis of inhalant allergy
A. T. Scacchetti (Modena, Italy)
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Analysis of safety, risk factors and pretreatment methods during rush hymenoptera venom immunotherapy
L. Gorska, M. Chelminska, K. Kuziemski, M. Skrzypska, M. Niedoszytko, I. Damps-Kostanska, A. Szymanowska, A. Sieminska, B. Wajda, A. Drozdowska, M. Jutel, E. Jassem (Gdansk, Wroclaw, Poland)
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Analogs of Asp f 1 (αsarcin, mitogillin and restrictocin) on the diagnosis and stage assessment of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
J. Mohovic, P. Giavina-Bianchi, Jr., L. K. Arruda, M. Barros, J. Kalil (São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Wegner‘s granulomatosis – experience from a tertiary care centre from India
S. Kolekar, Z. Udwadia (Mumbai, India)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Analysis of cellular components of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary sarcoidosis: focus on lymphocyte and macrophage subpopulations
F. Fassio, M. G. Giudizi, R. Biagiotti, N. Stanflin, S. Orsi, R. Duranti, F. Almerigogna (Florence, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Effect of itraconazole therapy on disease course in 3 cases of allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis presented as refractory asthma
C. C. Cocian, K. Serban, C. L. Toma, D. Bumbacea, M. A. Bogdan (Bucharest, Romania)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Effects of IVIg on inhibitory Fc receptor and dendritic cell in asthma
M. Yamamoto, K. Kobayashi, Y. Ishikawa, K. Nakata, E. Kuramoto, Y. Kono, Y. Funada, Y. Kotani, M. Yoshida, Y. Nishimura (Kobe, Hyogo, Japan)
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Effects of loratadine and its generic on symptoms of asthma and rhinitis
N. Astafieva, E. Udovichenko (Saratov, Russian Federation)
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Severe bronchial asthma: risk factors
N. Monogarova, V. Noreyko, O. Semendyayeva, T. Lenart, T. Moroz, D. Stupachenko (Donetsk, Ukraine)
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