The study comprised data from three large cohorts, where individuals were subjected to repeated
lung function measurements over the course of many years.
Previously, understanding a patient's condition relied on analysis of symptoms and signs, such as
lung function measurements and airway hyper - responsiveness, but now clinicians can access information about a range of other underlying complex biological traits, including cellular and molecular traits.
Not exact matches
The
measurement of
lung function is essential to the diagnosis and management of respiratory disease.
Professor Brightling said: «A unique feature of this study was how it included
measurements of symptoms,
lung function using breathing tests, sampling of the airway wall and CT scans of the chest to give a complete picture of how the new drug works.