Early Diagnosis of Asthma in Young Children

Summary

The overall aim of the study is an early asthma diagnosis in young children by the use of non-invasive biomarkers of airway inflammation /oxidative stress in exhaled air, and early lung function measurements

Timeline

Start

2007-04

Primary completion

2011-06

Completion

2012-08

Publications

• Klaassen EM, van de Kant KD, Jobsis Q, van Schayck OC, Smolinska A, Dallinga JW, van Schooten FJ, den Hartog GJ, de Jongste JC, Rijkers GT, Dompeling E. Exhaled biomarkers and gene expression at preschool age improve asthma prediction at 6 years of age. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Jan 15;191(2):201-7. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201408-1537OC.
• van de Kant KD, van Berkel JJ, Jobsis Q, Lima Passos V, Klaassen EM, van der Sande L, van Schayck OC, de Jongste JC, van Schooten FJ, Derks E, Dompeling E, Dallinga JW. Exhaled breath profiling in diagnosing wheezy preschool children. Eur Respir J. 2013 Jan;41(1):183-8. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00122411.
• van de Kant KD, Koers K, Rijkers GT, Lima Passos V, Klaassen EM, Mommers M, Dagnelie PC, van Schayck CP, Dompeling E, Jobsis Q. Can exhaled inflammatory markers predict a steroid response in wheezing preschool children? Clin Exp Allergy. 2011 Aug;41(8):1076-83. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2011.03774.x. Epub 2011 May 30.
• van de Kant KD, Klaassen EM, Jobsis Q, Nijhuis AJ, van Schayck OC, Dompeling E. Early diagnosis of asthma in young children by using non-invasive biomarkers of airway inflammation and early lung function measurements: study protocol of a case-control study. BMC Public Health. 2009 Jun 29;9:210. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-210.

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