ena-STUDY-NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE, IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON-12-10-2020-15:38:40:539-211
The microbial pathology of asthma
The microbial pathology of asthma study (known as Celtic Fire) is a multi-centre cross-sectional study ofasthmatic subjects (ranging in severity from Global Initiative for Asthma [GINA] step 1 - 5) and healthy controls.Subjects were recruited via three sites in the British Isles: Connolly Hospital, Dublin; The Royal BromptonHospital, London; and Swansea University Medical School, Swansea. Data (demographic and clinical) andsamples were collected from each subject and sent to the central coordinating centre, the Asmarley Centrefor Genomic Medicine (ACGM), and its associated laboratories at the National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI),Imperial College London (ICL). The target was to recruit 120 asthmatic subjects, 20 non-smoking controlsubjects and 20 smoking control subjects.
The microbial pathology of asthma study (known as Celtic Fire) is a multi-centre cross-sectional study ofasthmatic subjects (ranging in severity from Global Initiative for Asthma [GINA] step 1 - 5) and healthy controls.Subjects were recruited via three sites in the British Isles: Connolly Hospital, Dublin; The Royal BromptonHospital, London; and Swansea University Medical School, Swansea. Data (demographic and clinical) andsamples were collected from each subject and sent to the central coordinating centre, the Asmarley Centrefor Genomic Medicine (ACGM), and its associated laboratories at the National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI),Imperial College London (ICL). The target was to recruit 120 asthmatic subjects, 20 non-smoking controlsubjects and 20 smoking control subjects.