A review of prednisolone prescribing for children with acute asthma in the UK (2016)
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Gilchrist, F. J., Ahmad, A. N., Batchelor, H. K., Marriott, J. F., & Lenney, W. (2016). A review of prednisolone prescribing for children with acute asthma in the UK. Journal of Asthma, 53(6), 563 -566. https://doi.org/10.3109/02770903.2015.1118498

INTRODUCTION: Worldwide asthma guidelines recommend short courses of oral prednisolone in children with acute exacerbations generating high prescription numbers. There is a paucity of evidence to inform the optimal dose and course duration. This has... Read More about A review of prednisolone prescribing for children with acute asthma in the UK.

Developing a handheld record for patients with cystic fibrosis (2015)
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Narayan, O., Davies, S., Tibbins, C., Rees, J., Lenney, W., & Gilchrist, F. (2015). Developing a handheld record for patients with cystic fibrosis. Patient Related Outcome Measures, 2015(6), 225 - 228. https://doi.org/10.2147/PROM.S86298

Patient handheld records (PHHRs) promote self-management and empower the holder to take a more active role in the management of their disease. They have been used successfully in improving preventative care for children and have contributed to improv... Read More about Developing a handheld record for patients with cystic fibrosis.

Bacterial distribution in the lungs of children with protracted bacterial bronchitis (2014)
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Narang, R., Bakewell, K., Peach, J., Clayton, S., Samuels, M., Alexander, J., …Gilchrist, F. J. (2014). Bacterial distribution in the lungs of children with protracted bacterial bronchitis. PloS one, 9(9), Article e108523. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108523

OBJECTIVES: Flexible bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (FB-BAL) is increasingly used for the microbiological confirmation of protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) in children with a chronic wet cough. At our centre, when performing FB-BAL for... Read More about Bacterial distribution in the lungs of children with protracted bacterial bronchitis.

Effects of glutathione S-transferase M1, T1 and P1 on lung function in asthmatic families. (2005)
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Carroll, W., Lenney, W., Jones, P., Strange, R., Child, F., Whyte, M., …Fryer, A. (2005). Effects of glutathione S-transferase M1, T1 and P1 on lung function in asthmatic families. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 35(9), 1155 - 1161. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2222.2005.02313.x

RATIONALE: Previous data have suggested that glutathione-S-transferase (GST) genotypes are important in determining the rate of lung function growth in childhood. This effect was most marked in Caucasian children with asthma. OBJECTIVES: We investiga... Read More about Effects of glutathione S-transferase M1, T1 and P1 on lung function in asthmatic families..

Maternal glutathione S-transferase GSTP1 genotype is a specific predictor of phenotype in children with asthma. (2005)
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Carroll, W., Lenney, W., Child, F., Strange, R., Jones, P., & Fryer, A. (2005). Maternal glutathione S-transferase GSTP1 genotype is a specific predictor of phenotype in children with asthma. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, 16(1), 32 - 39. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3038.2005.00249.x

Maternal factors are known to influence the heritability and expression of asthma and atopy. We report the association of maternal, paternal and proband GSTP1 genotype with lung function in 145 Caucasian children with asthma. GSTP1 Val105/Val105 and... Read More about Maternal glutathione S-transferase GSTP1 genotype is a specific predictor of phenotype in children with asthma..