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Sputum percent solid concentrations, total and individual mucin concentrations, osmotic pressures, rheological properties, and inflammatory mediators were measured. Intracellular mucins were measured in endobronchial biopsies by immunohistochemistry and gene expression. MUC5B (mucin 5B) polymorphisms were identified by quantitative PCR. In a replication bronchiectasis cohort, spontaneously expectorated and hypertonic saline-induced sputa were collected, and mucus\/mucin concentrations were measured.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Measurements and Main Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Bronchiectasis sputum exhibited increased percent solids, total and individual (MUC5B and MUC5AC) mucin concentrations, osmotic pressure, and elastic and viscous moduli compared with healthy sputum. Within subjects with bronchiectasis, sputum percent solids correlated inversely with FEV1 and positively with bronchiectasis extent, as measured by high-resolution computed tomography, and inflammatory mediators. No difference was detected in MUC5B rs35705950 SNP allele frequency between bronchiectasis and healthy individuals. 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