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    An investigation on the use of snus and its association with respiratory and sleep-related symptoms: a cross-sectional population study 
    Guðnadóttir, Arna Ýr; Ólafsdóttir, Inga Sif; Middelveld, Roelinde; Ekerljung, Linda; Forsberg, Bertil; Franklin, Karl; Lindberg, Eva; Janson, Christer (BMJ, 2017-05)
    Introduction Studies of the health effects of moist oral tobacco, snus, have produced inconsistent results. The main objective of this study is to examine the health effects of snus use on asthma, respiratory symptoms and sleep-related problems, a field ...
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    Nocturnal Gastroesophageal Reflux: Respiratory Symptoms and Obstructive Sleep Apnea 
    Emilsson, Össur Ingi (University of Iceland, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, 2016-10)
    Introduction: Nocturnal gastroesophageal reflux (nGER) is associated with respiratory symptoms and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), but a causal relationship has not been established. The aim of this project was to investigate the association between ...
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    Nordic consensus statement on the systematic assessment and management of possible severe asthma in adults 
    Porsbjerg, Celeste; Ulrik, Charlotte; Skjold, Tina; Backer, Vibeke; Laerum, Birger; Lehman, Sverre; Janson, Crister; Sandstrøm, Thomas; Bjermer, Leif; Dahlen, Barbro; Lundbäck, Bo; Ludviksdottir, Dora; Björnsdóttir, Unnur; Altraja, Alan; Lehtimäki, Lauri; Kauppi, Paula; Karjalainen, Jussi; Kankaanranta, Hannu (Informa UK Limited, 2018-01)
    Although a minority of asthma patients suffer from severe asthma, they represent a major clinical challenge in terms of poor symptom control despite high-dose treatment, risk of exacerbations, and side effects. Novel biological treatments may benefit ...
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    A rare IL33 loss-of-function mutation reduces blood eosinophil counts and protects from asthma 
    Smith, Dirk; Helgason, Hannes; sulem, patrick; Björnsdóttir, Unnur Steina; Lim, Ai Ching; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Hasegawa, Haruki; Brown, Michael; Ketchem, Randal R.; Gavala, Monica; Garrett, Logan; Jónasdóttir, Aðalbjörg; Jónasdóttir, Áslaug; Sigurðsson, Ásgeir; Magnússon, Ólafur T.; Eyjólfsson, Guðmundur I.; Ólafsson, Ísleifur; Önundarson, Páll Torfi; Sigurðardóttir, Ólöf; Gíslason, Davíð; Gislason, Thorarinn; Ludviksson, Bjorn; Lúðvíksdóttir, Dóra; Boezen, H. Marike; Heinzmann, Andrea; Krueger, Marcus; Porsbjerg, Celeste; Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S.; Waage, Johannes; Backer, Vibeke; Deichmann, Klaus A.; Koppelman, Gerard H.; Bønnelykke, Klaus; Bisgaard, Hans; Másson, Gísli; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Johnston, James A.; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Stefansson, Kari (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-03-08)
    IL-33 is a tissue-derived cytokine that induces and amplifies eosinophilic inflammation and has emerged as a promising new drug target for asthma and allergic disease. Common variants at IL33 and IL1RL1, encoding the IL-33 receptor ST2, associate with ...