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However, this has only been assessed in few and smaller studies, using different cut-offs to define neutrophilia, and with conflicting results. We used data from ATLANTIS, an observational longitudinal study including a large number of patients with asthma and healthy controls. The aim of the present study was to examine whether neutrophilic inflammation, either in sputum or blood, is more prevalent in asthma and whether it correlates with disease severity.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>ATLANTIS included 773 asthma patients, with blood collected from 767 (99%) and sputum from 228 patients (30%). Data were available from 244 healthy controls, all providing blood and 126 (52%) providing sputum. Asthma patients were characterised, including parameters of large and small airways disease at baseline and after 6 and 12\u2005months of follow-up. 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