Researchers have developed a new blood test that could more accurately diagnose different types of childhood asthma, known as endotypes. This could lead to more precise treatment plans and pave the way for better therapies for this common chronic disease, which disproportionately affects Black and Puerto Rican children.
But the new approach will allow doctors to be able to prescribe medications more precisely and pave the way for research toward better treatments for lesser-studiedThe researchers' findings, published in The Journal of the American Medical Association , are based on data from three independent US-based studies that focused onand African American youths, who have higher rates of asthma and are more likely to die from the disease than white children.
Traditionally, asthma has been classified into subtypes, or endotypes, known as T2-high or T2-low based on the amount of T helper 2 inflammation present. For children, especially those with milder disease, researchers say it's not feasible or ethical to perform the invasive procedure, so doctors have had to rely on imperfect tools, including immune markers in the blood, lung function and whether or not they have allergies.How do chest infections make asthma symptoms worse
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