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Breath Collection from Children for Disease Biomarker Discovery
Published on: February 14, 2019
Exhaled biomarker pattern is altered in children with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
Pálma Benedek1, Zsófia Lázár, András Bikov
1Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Bronchology, Heim Pál Children's Hospital, 86 Üllői Str., 1089 Budapest, Hungary. dr.benedek.palma@gmail.com
Objectives:
Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is a common disorder in children, which is associated with enhanced inflammatory status. Inflammation-associated changes could be monitored by the assessment of exhaled biomarker profile. This study aimed to compare the exhaled biomarker profile in children with OSAS and habitual snorers.
Methods:
Eighteen children with OSAS (8 ± 2 years, mean ± SD) and ten non-OSAS subjects with habitual snoring (9 ± 2 years) were recruited. Exhaled breath was collected from the lower airways, processed using an electronic nose (E-nose) and analyzed off-line using principal component analysis, followed by discrimination analysis and logistic regression to build a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve.
Results:
Exhaled biomarker pattern of OSAS patients was discriminated from that of control subjects (p = 0.03, cross-validation accuracy: 64%), ROC curve analysis (area: 0.83) showed 78% sensitivity and 70% specificity.
Conclusions:
The altered exhaled biomarker pattern in OSAS might reflect accelerated airway and/or systemic inflammation in diseased state. Breath pattern analysis by an E-nose can serve as a new tool to monitor inflammation in children with OSAS.
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