From gene to breath analysis in airway disorders

Oral Presentation
Chairs: B. Balbi (Gussago, Italy), C. Vogelmeier (Marburg, Germany)
Genetic polymorphisms of cystatin C are associated with the diameters of pulmonary arteries in COPD patients
T. Nakajima, H. Nakamura, Y. Tamura, N. Minematsu, H. Tateno, S. Takahashi, S. Fujishima, K. Yamaguchi (Sinjuku, Hino, Saitama, Japan)
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Is lung emphysema in COPD patients reflected by central airways inflammation?
D. C. Grootendorst, I. D. Pavord, A. M. Vignola, C. Kroegel, F. Morell, T. T. Hansel, C. Reisner, S. X. Lim, N. C. Barnes, P. K. Jeffery, K. F. Rabe (Leiden, The Netherlands)
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Localization of Granzyme A and B in lung specimens of patients with severe COPD
T. M. Möller, J. H. Vernooy, M. P. van Spijk, R. J. van Suylen, H. J. Pennings, E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, Horn, The Netherlands)
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Local matrix metalloprotease-8 and neutrophils in the airways of tobacco smokers with or without chronic bronchitis
I. Qvarfordt, S. Ivanov, G. Riise, A. Linden (Gothenburg, Sweden)
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Expression on peripheral blood (PB) and induced sputum (IS) neutrophils (N) of the IL-8 receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2. Comparison between neutrophilic asthma and COPD
P. Pignatti, G. Moscato, M. Delmastro, S. Casarini, M. Poppa, G. Brunetti, A. Balestrino, B. Balbi (Pavia, Gussago, Italy)
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Inflammatory markers in relation to cachexia in patients with COPD
R. Broekhuizen, E. C. Creutzberg, J. E. M. G. Derks, E. F. M. Wouters, A. M. W. J. Schols (Maastricht, Horn, The Netherlands)
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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled air of patients with lung cancer
D. Poli, M. Corradi, P. Carbognani, M. Rusca, O. Acampa, A. Mutti (Parma, Italy)
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Interleukin 1beta in exhaled breath condensate of lung transplant recipients
A. Jakab, E. Huszár, E. Barát, G. Vass, I. Horváth (Budapest, Hungary)
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