Discovery And Validation Of Early Life Plasma Protein Biomarkers For Childhood Asthma

11 CHAPTER 1-INTRODUCTION null null 13 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ASTHMA null null 13 PATHOGENESIS OF ASTHMA null null 13 BIOMARKERS DEFINITIONS null null 16 VALUE OF BIOMARKERS null null 16 BEYOND BIOMARKERS THEMSELVES null null 18 IN VIVO AND IN VITRO STUDIES null null 18 PROTEOMICS null null 19 BIOMARKERS AND ASTHMA null null 23 HYPOTHESES null null 24 CHAPTER 2MATERIALS AND METHODS null null 26 BIRTH COHORT SUBGROUPS AND SAMPLES null null 26 ASTHMA...