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The objectives of the present study were to characterise the relationship between BMZ thickness and airway physiology, immune cell infiltration and airway gene expression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We used design-based stereology to measure BMZ thickness in endobronchial biopsy samples obtained from 10 healthy control subjects and 31 individuals with asthma not receiving asthma-directed anti-inflammatory therapies (only using as-needed albuterol for the study period). 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