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01 October 2014; volume 44, issue 4

Electronic Resources

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    European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) E46; Published 30 September 2014
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Editorials

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    Hypertonic saline for acute viral bronchiolitis: take the evidence with a grain of salt
    Jürg Barben, Claudia E. Kuehni
    European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 827-830; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00129914 Published 30 September 2014
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    Club cells, CC10 and self-control at the epithelial surface
    Pieter S. Hiemstra, Arnaud Bourdin
    European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 831-832; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00089214 Published 30 September 2014
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    The COPD Assessment Test: what have we learned over its first 5 years?
    Paul W. Jones
    European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 833-834; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00125214 Published 30 September 2014
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    Obstructive sleep apnoea and hypertension: the ESADA study
    R. Doug McEvoy
    European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 835-838; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00129614 Published 30 September 2014
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    Connective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension: “Beijing style”
    Lorinda Chung, Steven M. Kawut
    European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 839-841; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00090814 Published 30 September 2014
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    Is inflammation a potential therapeutic target in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension?
    Rozenn Quarck, Marion Delcroix
    European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 842-845; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00120014 Published 30 September 2014
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    Protein quality control in lung disease: it’s all about cloud networking
    Silke Meiners, Catherine M. Greene
    European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 846-849; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00105214 Published 30 September 2014
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    Lung cancer in never-smokers: radon exposure and environmental tobacco smoke
    Boris B.M. Melloni
    European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 850-852; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00121314 Published 30 September 2014
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    The expert patient: towards a novel definition
    Jean-François Cordier
    European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 853-857; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00027414 Published 30 September 2014

From the Museum

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    From the Museum: the Art of Thinking. Part Eight: Memory
    Tom Kotsimbos
    European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 858-859; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00440414 Published 30 September 2014

Original Articles

  • COPD and asthma

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      Common genes underlying asthma and COPD? Genome-wide analysis on the Dutch hypothesis
      Joanna Smolonska, Gerard H. Koppelman, Cisca Wijmenga, Judith M. Vonk, Pieter Zanen, Marcel Bruinenberg, Ivan Curjuric, Medea Imboden, Gian-Andri Thun, Lude Franke, Nicole M. Probst-Hensch, Peter Nürnberg, Roland A. Riemersma, Constant P. van Schayck, Daan W. Loth, Guy G. Brusselle, Bruno H. Stricker, Albert Hofman, André G. Uitterlinden, Lies Lahousse, Stephanie J. London, Laura R. Loehr, Ani Manichaikul, R. Graham Barr, Kathleen M. Donohue, Stephen S. Rich, Peter Pare, Yohan Bossé, Ke Hao, Maarten van den Berge, Harry J.M. Groen, Jan-Willem J. Lammers, Willem Mali, H. Marike Boezen, Dirkje S. Postma
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 860-872; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00001914 Published 30 September 2014
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  • COPD

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      The COPD assessment test: a systematic review
      Nisha Gupta, Lancelot M. Pinto, Andreea Morogan, Jean Bourbeau
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 873-884; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00025214 Published 30 September 2014
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      Ground-based walking training improves quality of life and exercise capacity in COPD
      Sally L. Wootton, L.W. Cindy Ng, Zoe J. McKeough, Sue Jenkins, Kylie Hill, Peter R. Eastwood, David R. Hillman, Nola Cecins, Lissa M. Spencer, Christine Jenkins, Jennifer A. Alison
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 885-894; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00078014 Published 30 September 2014
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  • Asthma and smoking

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      Low sputum MMP-9/TIMP ratio is associated with airway narrowing in smokers with asthma
      Rekha Chaudhuri, Charles McSharry, Jeffrey Brady, Christal Grierson, C. Martina Messow, Mark Spears, Gino Miele, Karl Nocka, William MacNee, Martin Connell, John T. Murchison, Michael Sproule, Omar J. Hilmi, Douglas K. Miller, Neil C. Thomson
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 895-904; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00047014 Published 30 September 2014
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  • Lung function

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      All-age relationship between arm span and height in different ethnic groups
      Philip H. Quanjer, André Capderou, Mumtaz M. Mazicioglu, Ashutosh N. Aggarwal, Sudip Datta Banik, Stevo Popovic, Francis A.K. Tayie, Mohammad Golshan, Mary S.M. Ip, Marc Zelter
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 905-912; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00054014 Published 30 September 2014
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  • Paediatric pulmonology

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      The effect of 3% and 6% hypertonic saline in viral bronchiolitis: a randomised controlled trial
      Jasmijn Teunissen, Anne H.J. Hochs, Anja Vaessen-Verberne, Annemie L.M. Boehmer, Carien C.J.M. Smeets, Hein Brackel, René van Gent, Judith Wesseling, Danielle Logtens-Stevens, Ronald de Moor, Philippe P.R. Rosias, Steph Potgieter, Marianne R. Faber, Han J.E. Hendriks, Maryska L.G. Janssen-Heijnen, Bettina F. Loza
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 913-921; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00159613 Published 30 September 2014
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  • Cystic fibrosis

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      Pyrosequencing reveals transient cystic fibrosis lung microbiome changes with intravenous antibiotics
      Daniel J. Smith, Alison C. Badrick, Martha Zakrzewski, Lutz Krause, Scott C. Bell, Gregory J. Anderson, David W. Reid
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 922-930; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00203013 Published 30 September 2014
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  • Sleep

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      Nocturnal intermittent hypoxia predicts prevalent hypertension in the European Sleep Apnoea Database cohort study
      Ruzena Tkacova, Walter T. McNicholas, Martin Javorsky, Ingo Fietze, Pawel Sliwinski, Gianfranco Parati, Ludger Grote, Jan Hedner on behalf of the European Sleep Apnoea Database study collaborators
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 931-941; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00225113 Published 30 September 2014
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  • Pulmonary vascular diseases

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      Trends in hospital admissions for pulmonary embolism in Spain from 2002 to 2011
      Javier de Miguel-Díez, Rodrigo Jiménez-García, David Jiménez, Manuel Monreal, Ricardo Guijarro, Remedios Otero, Valentín Hernández-Barrera, Javier Trujillo-Santos, Ana López de Andrés, Pilar Carrasco-Garrido
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 942-950; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00194213 Published 30 September 2014
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      Comprehensive analysis of inflammatory markers in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension patients
      Diana Zabini, Akos Heinemann, Vasile Foris, Chandran Nagaraj, Patrick Nierlich, Zoltán Bálint, Grazyna Kwapiszewska, Irene M. Lang, Walter Klepetko, Horst Olschewski, Andrea Olschewski
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 951-962; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00145013 Published 30 September 2014
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      Connective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension in Chinese patients
      Yan-Jie Hao, Xin Jiang, Wei Zhou, Yong Wang, Lan Gao, Yu Wang, Guang-Tao Li, Tao Hong, Yong Huo, Zhi-Cheng Jing, Zhuo-Li Zhang
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 963-972; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00182813 Published 30 September 2014
  • Tuberculosis

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      Microscopic observation drug susceptibility assay for the diagnosis of TB and MDR-TB in HIV-infected patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
      Philip Wikman-Jorgensen, Jara Llenas-García, Michael Hobbins, Jochen Ehmer, Rosa Abellana, Alessandra Queiroga Gonçalves, Tomàs Maria Pérez-Porcuna, Carlos Ascaso
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 973-984; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00079614 Published 30 September 2014
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  • Sarcoidosis

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      Longitudinal analysis of sarcoidosis blood transcriptomic signatures and disease outcomes
      Robert Su, Michael M. Li, Nirav R. Bhakta, Owen D. Solberg, Eli P.B. Darnell, Joris Ramstein, Suresh Garudadri, Melissa Ho, Prescott G. Woodruff, Laura L. Koth
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 985-993; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00039714 Published 30 September 2014
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  • Lung cancer

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      Lung cancer in never-smokers: a case–control study in a radon-prone area (Galicia, Spain)
      María Torres-Durán, Alberto Ruano-Ravina, Isaura Parente-Lamelas, Virginia Leiro-Fernández, José Abal-Arca, Carmen Montero-Martínez, Carolina Pena-Álvarez, Francisco Javier González-Barcala, Olalla Castro-Añón, Antonio Golpe-Gómez, Cristina Martínez, María José Mejuto-Martí, Alberto Fernández-Villar, Juan Miguel Barros-Dios
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 994-1001; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00017114 Published 30 September 2014
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  • Experimental studies

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      Club cell 10-kDa protein attenuates airway mucus hypersecretion and inflammation
      Erika Tokita, Tsuyoshi Tanabe, Kazuhito Asano, Harumi Suzaki, Bruce K. Rubin
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 1002-1010; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00080913 Published 30 September 2014

Series

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    Tumour tissue sampling for lung cancer management in the era of personalised therapy: what is good enough for molecular testing?
    Lucia Kim, Ming Sound Tsao
    European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 1011-1022; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00197013 Published 30 September 2014
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    Gas exchange and ventilation–perfusion relationships in the lung
    Johan Petersson, Robb W. Glenny
    European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 1023-1041; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00037014 Published 30 September 2014

Back to Basics

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    CFTR: cystic fibrosis and beyond
    Marcus A. Mall, Dominik Hartl
    European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 1042-1054; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00228013 Published 30 September 2014
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State of the Art

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    Ageing and the epidemiology of multimorbidity
    Miguel J. Divo, Carlos H. Martinez, David M. Mannino
    European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 1055-1068; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00059814 Published 30 September 2014
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Agora

  • Research letters

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      Mechanisms of exertional dyspnoea in pulmonary veno-occlusive disease with EIF2AK4 mutations
      Pierantonio Laveneziana, David Montani, Peter Dorfmüller, Barbara Girerd, Olivier Sitbon, Xavier Jaïs, Laurent Savale, Mélanie Eyries, Florent Soubrier, Thomas Similowski, Gérald Simonneau, Marc Humbert, Gilles Garcia
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 1069-1072; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00088914 Published 30 September 2014
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      The concept of control in COPD: a new proposal for optimising therapy
      Juan José Soler-Cataluña, Bernardino Alcázar-Navarrete, Marc Miravitlles
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 1072-1075; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00064414 Published 30 September 2014
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      Rhinovirus infection in young children is associated with elevated airway TSLP levels
      Geovanny F. Perez, Krishna Pancham, Shehlanoor Huseni, Diego Preciado, Robert J. Freishtat, Anamaris M. Colberg-Poley, Eric P. Hoffman, Mary C. Rose, Gustavo Nino
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 1075-1078; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00049214 Published 30 September 2014
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      Increased prevalence of pre-school wheeze is not explained by time trends in body mass index
      Myrofora Goutaki, Anina M. Pescatore, Parvinder Singh, Caroline S. Beardsmore, Claudia E. Kuehni
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 1078-1082; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00011514 Published 30 September 2014
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      RA autoantibodies as predictors of rheumatoid arthritis in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis patients
      Elizabeth Perry, Chris Stenton, Clive Kelly, Paul Eggleton, David Hutchinson, Anthony De Soyza
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 1082-1085; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00064014 Published 30 September 2014
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      Human-to-human transmission of Mycobacterium kansasii or victims of a shared source?
      William M. Ricketts, Terence C. O’Shaughnessy, Jakko van Ingen
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 1085-1087; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00066614 Published 30 September 2014
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      Early BCG vaccination is unrelated to pulmonary immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in adults
      Christian Herzmann, Giovanni Sotgiu, Tom Schaberg, Martin Ernst, Steffen Stenger, Christoph Lange for the German TB or Not TB Consortium
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 1087-1090; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00086514 Published 30 September 2014
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      Evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF assay performance in diagnosing extrapulmonary tuberculosis among adults in a tertiary care centre in India
      Surendra K. Sharma, Mikashmi Kohli, Jigyasa Chaubey, Raj Narayan Yadav, Rohini Sharma, Binit Kumar Singh, Vishnubhatla Sreenivas, Abhishek Sharma, Rohit Bhatia, Deepali Jain, V. Seenu, Anita Dhar, Manish Soneja
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 1090-1093; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00059014 Published 30 September 2014
  • Correspondence

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      Using cerebrospinal fluid for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis with GeneXpert
      Robert F. Luo, Rajiv L. Gaur, Niaz Banaei
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 1094-1095; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00066214 Published 30 September 2014
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      Using cerebrospinal fluid for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis with GeneXpert
      Claudia M. Denkinger, Madhukar Pai
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 1095-1096; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00106914 Published 30 September 2014
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      Importance of concomitant local and systemic eosinophilia in uncontrolled asthma
      Carl Persson, Lena Uller
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 1096-1098; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00100414 Published 30 September 2014
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      Importance of concomitant local and systemic eosinophilia in uncontrolled asthma
      Florence N. Schleich, Renaud Louis
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 1098-1099; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00118014 Published 30 September 2014
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      Manuscript cited in “Specific inhalation challenge in the diagnosis of occupational asthma: consensus statement”
      Jean-Luc Malo
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 1099-1100; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00102614 Published 30 September 2014
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      Manuscript cited in “Specific inhalation challenge in the diagnosis of occupational asthma: consensus statement”
      Olivier Vandenplas, Hille Suojalehto on behalf of the ERS Task Force on Specific Inhalation
      European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 1100; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00107214 Published 30 September 2014
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    “A neutrophil elastase inhibitor prevents bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice.” Akihiro Takemasa, Yoshiki Ishii and Takeshi Fukuda. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: 1475–1482.
    European Respiratory Journal 44 (4) 1101; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.50127011 Published 30 September 2014
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