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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| NHLBI P50-HL084934 |
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The purpose of this research study is to collect cells and liquid from the air passages of healthy adults, both smokers and non-smokers. These samples will be used for test-tube studies to explore mechanisms of diseases of the respiratory tract, and to compare the samples between people who smoke cigarettes and people who don't. Obtaining these samples requires an invasive procedure called "bronchoscopy".
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Current smokers | Current cigarette smokers with no other illness | ||
| Healthy controls | Healthy non smokers |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| The goal of this project is to define the effect of smoking on key aspects of airway biology. These studies will also provide crucial & novel definition of airway biology in smokers against which COPD & CF patients will be compared. | At the time of bronchoscopy |
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Current cigarette smokers who are otherwise healthy (no lung disease or other chronic illness and healthy controls
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Raymond Coakley, MD | University of North Carolina | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| UNC Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 27599 | United States |
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| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
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Whole blood, Bronchial Lavage Fluid (BALF), cytology brushings