Publications by authors named "Hemily Izaguirre-Flores"
J Pers Med
September 2020
Article Synopsis
- Asthma exacerbations significantly contribute to global health issues, with the GEMAS study focusing on understanding the genetic and microbiome factors behind severe asthma attacks.
- The study involved recruiting 137 asthma patients who had experienced severe exacerbations and 120 controls without such episodes, gathering extensive biological, clinical, and demographic data from various hospitals in Spain.
- Results indicated that patients with exacerbations had worse lung function and uncontrolled asthma compared to controls, highlighting the importance of defining phenotypes for further research into potential predictive biomarkers.
