Biological therapies targeting the type 2 inflammatory pathway in severe asthma (Review)
- Authors:
- Ariadna Petronela Fildan
- Ruxandra-Mioara Rajnoveanu
- Roxana Cirjaliu
- Ionela Pohrib
- Emanuela Tudorache
- Adrian Cosmin Ilie
- Cristian Oancea
- Doina Tofolean
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Affiliations: Faculty of Medicine, Ovidius University, Constanța 900527, Romania, Department of Pneumology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj‑Napoca 400371, Romania, Department of Pneumology, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara 300041, Romania - Published online on: September 6, 2021 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.10698
- Article Number: 1263
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Copyright: © Fildan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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