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Original Articles

• Occupational lung disease

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    Thoracic dust exposure is associated with lung function decline in cement production workers

    Karl-Christian Nordby, Hilde Notø, Wijnand Eduard, Marit Skogstad, Anne Kristin Fell, Yngvar Thomassen, Øivind Skare, Antonio Bergamaschi, Antonio Pietroiusti, Rolf Abderhalden, Johny Kongerud, Helge Kjuus

    European Respiratory Journal 48 (2) 331-339; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02061-2015 Published 31 July 2016

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• COPD

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    Physical activity and exercise capacity in patients with moderate COPD exacerbations

    Ayedh D. Alahmari, Beverly S. Kowlessar, Anant R.C. Patel, Alex J. Mackay, James P. Allinson, Jadwiga A. Wedzicha, Gavin C. Donaldson

    European Respiratory Journal 48 (2) 340-349; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01105-2015 Published 31 July 2016

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    Accelerated telomere attrition in children and teenagers with α₁-antitrypsin deficiency

    Amparo Escribano, Sara Pastor, Ana Reula, Silvia Castillo, Silvia Vicente, Francisco Sanz, Francisco Casas, María Torres, Estrella Fernández-Fabrellas, Pilar Codoñer-Franch, Francisco Dasí

    European Respiratory Journal 48 (2) 350-358; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00176-2016 Published 31 July 2016

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    Interleukin-1α drives the dysfunctional cross-talk of the airway epithelium and lung fibroblasts in COPD

    Emmanuel T. Osei, Jacobien A. Noordhoek, Tillie L. Hackett, Anita I.R. Spanjer, Dirkje S. Postma, Wim Timens, Corry-Anke Brandsma, Irene H. Heijink

    European Respiratory Journal 48 (2) 359-369; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01911-2015 Published 31 July 2016

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• Asthma

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    Is ventilation heterogeneity related to asthma control?

    Sarah Svenningsen, Parameswaran Nair, Fumin Guo, David G. McCormack, Grace Parraga

    European Respiratory Journal 48 (2) 370-379; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00393-2016 Published 31 July 2016

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    Neuro-immune interactions in chemical-induced airway hyperreactivity

    Fien C. Devos, Brett Boonen, Yeranddy A. Alpizar, Tania Maes, Valérie Hox, Sven Seys, Lore Pollaris, Adrian Liston, Benoit Nemery, Karel Talavera, Peter H.M. Hoet, Jeroen A.J. Vanoirbeek

    European Respiratory Journal 48 (2) 380-392; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01778-2015 Published 31 July 2016

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    Lung function decline in asthma patients with elevated bronchial CD8, CD4 and CD3 cells

    Irene den Otter, Luuk N.A. Willems, Annemarie van Schadewijk, Simone van Wijngaarden, Kirsten Janssen, Ronald C. de Jeu, Jacob K. Sont, Peter J. Sterk, Pieter S. Hiemstra

    European Respiratory Journal 48 (2) 393-402; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01525-2015 Published 31 July 2016

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    Insulin resistance modifies the association between obesity and current asthma in adults

    Juan Carlos Cardet, Samuel Ash, Tope Kusa, Carlos A. Camargo Jr, Elliot Israel

    European Respiratory Journal 48 (2) 403-410; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00246-2016 Published 31 July 2016

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• Paediatric pulmonology and lung function

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    Natural variability of lung function in young healthy school children

    Jane Kirkby, Vassiliki Bountziouka, Sooky Lum, Angie Wade, Janet Stocks

    European Respiratory Journal 48 (2) 411-419; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01795-2015 Published 31 July 2016
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    Utility of measuring FEV_0.75/FVC ratio in preschoolers with uncontrolled wheezing disorder

    Véronique Nève, Sébastien Hulo, Jean-Louis Edmé, Sophie Boileau, Georges Baquet, Guillaume Pouessel, Caroline Thumerelle, Antoine Deschildre, Régis Matran

    European Respiratory Journal 48 (2) 420-427; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01391-2015 Published 31 July 2016

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• Paediatric pulmonology

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    Physical activity is not associated with spirometric indices in lung-healthy German youth

    Maia P. Smith, Andrea von Berg, Dietrich Berdel, Carl-Peter Bauer, Barbara Hoffmann, Sibylle Koletzko, Dennis Nowak, Joachim Heinrich, Holger Schulz

    European Respiratory Journal 48 (2) 428-440; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01408-2015 Published 31 July 2016

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• Primary ciliary dyskinesia

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    A longitudinal study characterising a large adult primary ciliary dyskinesia population

    Anand Shah, Amelia Shoemark, Stephanie J. MacNeill, Basrull Bhaludin, Andrew Rogers, Diana Bilton, David M. Hansell, Robert Wilson, Michael R. Loebinger

    European Respiratory Journal 48 (2) 441-450; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00209-2016 Published 31 July 2016

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• Cystic fibrosis

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    Optimal correction of distinct CFTR folding mutants in rectal cystic fibrosis organoids

    Johanna F. Dekkers, Ricardo A. Gogorza Gondra, Evelien Kruisselbrink, Annelotte M. Vonk, Hettie M. Janssens, Karin M. de Winter-de Groot, Cornelis K. van der Ent, Jeffrey M. Beekman

    European Respiratory Journal 48 (2) 451-458; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01192-2015 Published 31 July 2016

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• Pulmonary vascular diseases

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    CD133⁺ cells in pulmonary arterial hypertension

    Vasile Foris, Gabor Kovacs, Leigh M. Marsh, Zoltán Bálint, Martin Tötsch, Alexander Avian, Philipp Douschan, Bahil Ghanim, Walter Klepetko, Andrea Olschewski, Horst Olschewski

    European Respiratory Journal 48 (2) 459-469; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01523-2015 Published 31 July 2016

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    Role of interleukin-1 receptor 1/MyD88 signalling in the development and progression of pulmonary hypertension

    Aurélien Parpaleix, Valérie Amsellem, Amal Houssaini, Shariq Abid, Marielle Breau, Elisabeth Marcos, Daigo Sawaki, Marion Delcroix, Rozenn Quarck, Aurélie Maillard, Isabelle Couillin, Bernhard Ryffel, Serge Adnot

    European Respiratory Journal 48 (2) 470-483; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01448-2015 Published 31 July 2016

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• Sarcoidosis

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    Expanded lung T-bet⁺RORγT⁺ CD4⁺ T-cells in sarcoidosis patients with a favourable disease phenotype

    Ylva Kaiser, Rico Lepzien, Susanna Kullberg, Anders Eklund, Anna Smed-Sörensen, Johan Grunewald

    European Respiratory Journal 48 (2) 484-494; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00092-2016 Published 31 July 2016

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• Lung cancer

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    Risk factors for short-term outcomes after thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer

    Masataka Irie, Ryoichi Nakanishi, Manabu Yasuda, Yoshihisa Fujino, Kazumi Hamada, Masahiro Hyodo

    European Respiratory Journal 48 (2) 495-503; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01939-2015 Published 31 July 2016

• Mechanisms of lung disease

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    Cigarette smoke-induced epithelial expression of WNT-5B: implications for COPD

    Irene H. Heijink, Harold G. de Bruin, Robin Dennebos, Marnix R. Jonker, Jacobien A. Noordhoek, Corry-Anke Brandsma, Maarten van den Berge, Dirkje S. Postma

    European Respiratory Journal 48 (2) 504-515; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01541-2015 Published 31 July 2016

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