UnloCKing the Role of Creatine Kinase in Childhood Asthma

Erick Forno^{1

2}, Paul D Robinson^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine.
² Pediatric Asthma Center Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
³ Respiratory Medicine The Children's Hospital at Westmead Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ Discipline of Pediatrics and Child Health University of Sydney Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Editorial

Erick Forno et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023.

. 2023 Mar 1;207(5):499-500.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.202208-1552ED.

Erick Forno^{1

2}, Paul D Robinson^{3

4}

¹ Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine.
² Pediatric Asthma Center Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
³ Respiratory Medicine The Children's Hospital at Westmead Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ Discipline of Pediatrics and Child Health University of Sydney Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Creatine Kinase Is Decreased in Childhood Asthma.
Guerra S, Ledford JG, Melén E, Lavi I, Carsin AE, Stern DA, Zhai J, Vidal M, Bustamante M, Addison KJ, Vallecillo RG, Billheimer D, Koppelman GH, Garcia-Aymerich J, Lemonnier N, Fitó M, Dobaño C, Kebede Merid S, Kull I, McEachan RRC, Wright J, Chatzi L, Kogevinas M, Porta D, Narduzzi S, Ballester F, Esplugues A, Zabaleta C, Irizar A, Sunyer J, Halonen M, Bousquet J, Martinez FD, Anto JM. Guerra S, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 Mar 1;207(5):544-552. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202010-3746OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023. PMID: 35876143 Free PMC article.

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