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Airway eosinophilia and thickened subepithelial basement membrane have previously been reported to increase with increases in TGF-beta expression. However, little is known regarding the expression of specific TGF-beta isoforms (TGF-beta1, TGF-beta2, and TGF-beta3) in asthma, despite recent evidence suggesting that isoforms may have differing biologic activities.
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