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ArticleERJ open research2026

Periostin and airway mucus plugs in nonasthmatic former smokers with and without COPD.

Naoya Tanabe, Atsuyasu Sato, Hisako Matsumoto, Shigeru Ashino, Ryo Sakamoto, Susumu Sato, Toyohiro Hirai

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Article in ERJ open research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Naoya TanabeDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7481-0212
Atsuyasu SatoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Hisako MatsumotoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osakasayama, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8754-6318
Shigeru AshinoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Ryo SakamotoDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1310-9403
Susumu SatoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9626-1090
Toyohiro HiraiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7431-9044

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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PMID42609798
PMCPMC13478885

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