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Project Number: | IK2CX001779-01A1 |
| Title: | Clinical Markers and Monitoring for Post-9-11 Deployment Lung Diseases |
| Principal Investigator: | Silpa Krefft |
| Location: | Denver, CO |
| Congressional District Code: | 6 |
| Research Service: | Clinical Science R&D |
| Project Period: | October 2019 - September 2024 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $274,847 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,402,896 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: The overall goals of this project are to recruit and characterize a VA-based cohort of veterans with post- 9/11 southwest Asia, Afghanistan, and Djibouti (SWAAD) deployment with and without deployment-related lung diseases (DLD) such as asthma, bronchiolitis, and other small airways/distal airways disease and to identify clinical markers to accurately diagnose and monitor longitudinal lung function and health outcomes. This approach will lay the groundwork for future research efforts to identify... |