It is not known if a surgical lung biopsy is necessary in all patients for the diagnosis of idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). We conducted a blinded, prospective study at eight referring …

Background Genotyping by sequencing, a new low-cost, high-throughput sequencing
technology was used to genotype 2,815 maize inbred accessions, preserved mostly at the …

Height is one of the most heritable and easily measured traits in maize (Zea mays L.). Given
a pedigree or estimates of the genomic identity-by-state among related plants, height is also …

BACKGROUND Hyperventilation has been associated with adverse effects on lung function,
symptoms, and well-being in asthma. We examined whether raising end-tidal CO 2 levels (…

Single-cross hybrids have been critical to the improvement of maize (Zea mays L.), but the
characterization of their genetic architectures remains challenging. Previous studies of hybrid …

PURPOSE: Traditional land-based pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has been shown to provide
improvement in physical performance and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive …

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Research Service and the Tomato
Genetics Resource Center (TGRC) Lycopersicon peruvianum germplasm collections (16,335 …

To explain the very high frequency of cystic fibrosis (CF) mutations in most populations of
European descent, it has been proposed that CF heterozygotes have a survival advantage …

The epithelium-associated cytokine thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) can induce OX40L
and CCL17 expression by myeloid dendritic cells (mDCs), which contributes to aberrant Th2…

Objective Anxiety is highly prevalent in individuals with asthma. Asthma symptoms and
medication can exacerbate anxiety, and vice versa. Unfortunately, treatments of comorbid anxiety …