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class="nlm-surname">Fajar</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="7"><span class="nlm-given-names">Gerard H</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Koppelman</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="8"><span class="nlm-given-names">Louis</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Bont</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="9"><span class="nlm-given-names">Rudi W</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Hendriks</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="10"><span class="nlm-given-names">Maarten</span> <span class="nlm-surname">van den Berge</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="11"><span class="nlm-given-names">Martijn C</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Nawijn</span></span></span></div> </div> </div></div></li></ul></div><div class="issue-toc-section issue-toc-section-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease"><h2 id="Chronicobstructivepulmonarydisease" class="toc-heading chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease">Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease</h2><ul class="toc-section"><li class="first last odd toc-item"><div class="toc-citation"><div class="highwire-article-citation highwire-citation-type-highwire-article node211214" data-node-nid="211214" id="node-211214--21914329504" data-pisa="thoraxjnl;79/9/822" data-pisa-master="thoraxjnl;thorax-2023-221071" data-apath="/thoraxjnl/79/9/822.atom"><div class="highwire-cite highwire-cite-highwire-article highwire-citation-bmjj-toc clearfix"> <a href="/content/79/9/822" class="highwire-cite-linked-title" data-icon-position="" data-hide-link-title="0"><span class="highwire-cite-title">Original research: Monocyte NLRP3 inflammasome and interleukin-1尾 activation modulated by alpha-1 antitrypsin therapy in deficient individuals</span></a> (28 February, 2024) <span class="highwire-cite-access"><span class="highwire-citation-access"><svg class="icon icon-open-access bmjj-open-access bmjj-access-tag"><use xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="#icon-openaccess"></use><svg></svg></svg></span></span> <div class="highwire-cite-authors"><span class="highwire-citation-authors"><span class="highwire-citation-author first" data-delta="0"><span class="nlm-given-names">Debananda</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Gogoi</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="1"><span class="nlm-given-names">Howard</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Yu</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="2"><span class="nlm-given-names">Michelle</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Casey</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="3"><span class="nlm-given-names">Rory</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Baird</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="4"><span class="nlm-given-names">Azeez</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Yusuf</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="5"><span class="nlm-given-names">Luke</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Forde</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="6"><span class="nlm-given-names">Michael E</span> <span class="nlm-surname">O' Brien</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="7"><span class="nlm-given-names">Jesse R</span> <span class="nlm-surname">West</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="8"><span class="nlm-given-names">Tammy</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Flagg</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="9"><span class="nlm-given-names">Noel G</span> <span class="nlm-surname">McElvaney</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="10"><span class="nlm-given-names">Edward</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Eden</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="11"><span class="nlm-given-names">Christian</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Mueller</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="12"><span class="nlm-given-names">Mark L</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Brantly</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="13"><span class="nlm-given-names">Patrick</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Geraghty</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="14"><span class="nlm-given-names">Emer P</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Reeves</span></span></span></div> </div> </div></div></li></ul></div><div class="issue-toc-section issue-toc-section-cystic-fibrosis"><h2 id="Cysticfibrosis" class="toc-heading cystic-fibrosis">Cystic fibrosis</h2><ul class="toc-section"><li class="first last odd toc-item"><div class="toc-citation"><div class="highwire-article-citation highwire-citation-type-highwire-article node211215" data-node-nid="211215" id="node-211215--21627409853" data-pisa="thoraxjnl;79/9/834" data-pisa-master="thoraxjnl;thorax-2023-220964" data-apath="/thoraxjnl/79/9/834.atom"><div class="highwire-cite highwire-cite-highwire-article highwire-citation-bmjj-toc clearfix"> <a href="/content/79/9/834" class="highwire-cite-linked-title" data-icon-position="" data-hide-link-title="0"><span class="highwire-cite-title">Original research: Rectal organoid morphology analysis (ROMA) as a novel physiological assay for diagnostic classification in cystic fibrosis</span></a> (14 July, 2024) <span class="highwire-cite-access"><span class="highwire-citation-access highwire-citation-access-check" data-pisa-id="thoraxjnl;thorax-2023-220964" data-atom-uri="/thoraxjnl/79/9/834.atom" data-request-view="full"></span></span> <div class="highwire-cite-authors"><span class="highwire-citation-authors"><span class="highwire-citation-author first" data-delta="0"><span class="nlm-given-names">Senne</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Cuyx</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="1"><span class="nlm-given-names">Anabela Santo</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Ramalho</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="2"><span class="nlm-given-names">Steffen</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Fieuws</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="3"><span class="nlm-given-names">Nikky</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Corthout</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="4"><span class="nlm-given-names">Marijke</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Proesmans</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="5"><span class="nlm-given-names">Mieke</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Boon</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="6"><span class="nlm-given-names">Kaline</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Arnauts</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="7"><span class="nlm-given-names">Marianne S</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Carlon</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="8"><span class="nlm-given-names">Sebastian</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Munck</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="9"><span class="nlm-given-names">Lieven</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Dupont</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="10"><span class="nlm-given-names">Kris</span> <span class="nlm-surname">De Boeck</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="11"><span class="nlm-given-names">Fran莽ois</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Vermeulen</span></span></span></div> </div> </div></div></li></ul></div><div class="issue-toc-section issue-toc-section-interstitial-lung-disease"><h2 id="Interstitiallungdisease" class="toc-heading interstitial-lung-disease">Interstitial lung disease</h2><ul class="toc-section"><li class="first last odd toc-item"><div class="toc-citation"><div class="highwire-article-citation highwire-citation-type-highwire-article node211219" data-node-nid="211219" id="node-211219--21347422929" data-pisa="thoraxjnl;79/9/842" data-pisa-master="thoraxjnl;thorax-2023-221325" data-apath="/thoraxjnl/79/9/842.atom"><div class="highwire-cite highwire-cite-highwire-article highwire-citation-bmjj-toc clearfix"> <a href="/content/79/9/842" class="highwire-cite-linked-title" data-icon-position="" data-hide-link-title="0"><span class="highwire-cite-title">Original research: Epidemiology of childhood interstitial lung disease in France: the RespiRare cohort</span></a> (4 July, 2024) <span class="highwire-cite-access"><span class="highwire-citation-access highwire-citation-access-check" data-pisa-id="thoraxjnl;thorax-2023-221325" data-atom-uri="/thoraxjnl/79/9/842.atom" data-request-view="full"></span></span> <div class="highwire-cite-authors"><span class="highwire-citation-authors"><span class="highwire-citation-author first" data-delta="0"><span class="nlm-given-names">Camille</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Fletcher</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="1"><span class="nlm-given-names">Alice</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Hadchouel</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="2"><span class="nlm-given-names">Caroline</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Thumerelle</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="3"><span class="nlm-given-names">Julie</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Mazenq</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="4"><span class="nlm-given-names">Manon</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Fleury</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="5"><span class="nlm-given-names">Harriet</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Corvol</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="6"><span class="nlm-given-names">Nouha</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Jedidi</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="7"><span class="nlm-given-names">Myriam</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Benhamida</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="8"><span class="nlm-given-names">Katia</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Bessaci</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="9"><span class="nlm-given-names">Tiphaine</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Bilhouee</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="10"><span class="nlm-given-names">Raphael</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Borie</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="11"><span class="nlm-given-names">Jacques</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Brouard</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="12"><span class="nlm-given-names">Aur茅lie</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Cantais</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="13"><span class="nlm-given-names">Annick</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Clement</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="14"><span class="nlm-given-names">Laurianne</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Coutier</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="15"><span class="nlm-given-names">Camille</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Cisterne</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="16"><span class="nlm-given-names">Pierrick</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Cros</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="17"><span class="nlm-given-names">Marie-Laure</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Dalphin</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="18"><span class="nlm-given-names">Christophe</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Delacourt</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="19"><span class="nlm-given-names">Eric</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Deneuville</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="20"><span class="nlm-given-names">Jean-Christophe</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Dubus</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="21"><span class="nlm-given-names">Carole</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Egron</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="22"><span class="nlm-given-names">Ralph</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Epaud</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="23"><span class="nlm-given-names">Michael</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Fayon</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="24"><span class="nlm-given-names">Aude</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Forgeron</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="25"><span class="nlm-given-names">Elsa</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Gachelin</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="26"><span class="nlm-given-names">Fran莽ois</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Galode</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="27"><span class="nlm-given-names">Isabelle</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Gilbertini</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="28"><span class="nlm-given-names">Lisa</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Giovannini-Chami</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="29"><span class="nlm-given-names">Pierre</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Gourdan</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="30"><span class="nlm-given-names">Tamazoust</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Guiddir</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="31"><span class="nlm-given-names">Audrey</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Herzog</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="32"><span class="nlm-given-names">V茅ronique</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Houdouin</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="33"><span class="nlm-given-names">脡glantine</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Hullo</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="34"><span class="nlm-given-names">Pierre-Henri</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Jarreau</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="35"><span class="nlm-given-names">Guillame</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Labb茅</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="36"><span class="nlm-given-names">G茅raldine</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Labouret</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="37"><span class="nlm-given-names">Alice</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Ladaurade</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="38"><span class="nlm-given-names">Laurence</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Le Clainche Viala</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="39"><span class="nlm-given-names">Christophe</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Marguet</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="40"><span class="nlm-given-names">Alexandra</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Masson-Rouchaud</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="41"><span class="nlm-given-names">Caroline</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Perisson</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="42"><span class="nlm-given-names">Cinthia</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Rames</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="43"><span class="nlm-given-names">Philippe</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Reix</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="44"><span class="nlm-given-names">Marie-Catherine</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Renoux</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="45"><span class="nlm-given-names">L茅a</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Roditis</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="46"><span class="nlm-given-names">Cyril</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Schweitzer</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="47"><span class="nlm-given-names">Aur茅lie</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Tatopoulos</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="48"><span class="nlm-given-names">Pascale</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Trioche-Eberschweiler</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="49"><span class="nlm-given-names">Fran莽oise</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Troussier</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="50"><span class="nlm-given-names">Cl茅mentine</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Vigier</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="51"><span class="nlm-given-names">Laurence</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Weiss</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="52"><span class="nlm-given-names">Marie</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Legendre</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="53"><span class="nlm-given-names">Camille</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Louvrier</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="54"><span class="nlm-given-names">Alix</span> <span class="nlm-surname">de Becdelievre</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="55"><span class="nlm-given-names">Aurore</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Coulomb</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="56"><span class="nlm-given-names">Chiara</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Sileo</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="57"><span class="nlm-given-names">Hubert</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Ducou le Pointe</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="58"><span class="nlm-given-names">Laureline</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Berteloot</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="59"><span class="nlm-given-names">C茅line</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Delestrain</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="60"><span class="nlm-given-names">Nadia</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Nathan</span></span></span></div> </div> </div></div></li></ul></div><div class="issue-toc-section issue-toc-section-occupational-lung-disease"><h2 id="Occupationallungdisease" class="toc-heading occupational-lung-disease">Occupational lung disease</h2><ul class="toc-section"><li class="first last odd toc-item"><div class="toc-citation"><div class="highwire-article-citation highwire-citation-type-highwire-article node211217" data-node-nid="211217" id="node-211217--22051139743" data-pisa="thoraxjnl;79/9/853" data-pisa-master="thoraxjnl;thorax-2023-221275" data-apath="/thoraxjnl/79/9/853.atom"><div class="highwire-cite highwire-cite-highwire-article highwire-citation-bmjj-toc clearfix"> <a href="/content/79/9/853" class="highwire-cite-linked-title" data-icon-position="" data-hide-link-title="0"><span class="highwire-cite-title">Original research: Risk of hypersensitivity pneumonitis and other interstitial lung diseases following organic dust exposure</span></a> (22 May, 2024) <span class="highwire-cite-access"><span class="highwire-citation-access"><svg class="icon icon-open-access bmjj-open-access bmjj-access-tag"><use xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="#icon-openaccess"></use><svg></svg></svg></span></span> <div class="highwire-cite-authors"><span class="highwire-citation-authors"><span class="highwire-citation-author first" data-delta="0"><span class="nlm-given-names">Inge Brosb酶l</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Iversen</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="1"><span class="nlm-given-names">Jesper Medom</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Vestergaard</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="2"><span class="nlm-given-names">Ioannis</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Basinas</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="3"><span class="nlm-given-names">Johan</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Ohlander</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="4"><span class="nlm-given-names">Susan</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Peters</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="5"><span class="nlm-given-names">Elisabeth</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Bendstrup</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="6"><span class="nlm-given-names">Jens Peter Ellekilde</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Bonde</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="7"><span class="nlm-given-names">Vivi</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Schl眉nssen</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="8"><span class="nlm-given-names">Finn</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Rasmussen</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="9"><span class="nlm-given-names">Zara Ann</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Stokholm</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="10"><span class="nlm-given-names">Michael Brun</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Andersen</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="11"><span class="nlm-given-names">Hans</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Kromhout</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="12"><span class="nlm-given-names">Henrik Albert</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Kolstad</span></span></span></div> </div> </div></div></li></ul></div><div class="issue-toc-section issue-toc-section-respiratory-epidemiology"><h2 id="Respiratoryepidemiology" class="toc-heading respiratory-epidemiology">Respiratory epidemiology</h2><ul class="toc-section"><li class="first last odd toc-item"><div class="toc-citation"><div class="highwire-article-citation highwire-citation-type-highwire-article node211222" data-node-nid="211222" id="node-211222--21030022102" data-pisa="thoraxjnl;79/9/861" data-pisa-master="thoraxjnl;thorax-2023-220377" data-apath="/thoraxjnl/79/9/861.atom"><div class="highwire-cite highwire-cite-highwire-article highwire-citation-bmjj-toc clearfix"> <a href="/content/79/9/861" class="highwire-cite-linked-title" data-icon-position="" data-hide-link-title="0"><span class="highwire-cite-title">Original research: Indirect impact of childhood 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in Canadian older adults: a Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) retrospective observational study</span></a> (15 February, 2024) <span class="highwire-cite-access"><span class="highwire-citation-access"><svg class="icon icon-open-access bmjj-open-access bmjj-access-tag"><use xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="#icon-openaccess"></use><svg></svg></svg></span></span> <div class="highwire-cite-authors"><span class="highwire-citation-authors"><span class="highwire-citation-author first" data-delta="0"><span class="nlm-given-names">Sharifa</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Nasreen</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="1"><span class="nlm-given-names">Jun</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Wang</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="2"><span class="nlm-given-names">Fawziah</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Marra</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="3"><span class="nlm-given-names">Jeffrey C</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Kwong</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="4"><span class="nlm-given-names">Allison</span> <span class="nlm-surname">McGeer</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="5"><span class="nlm-given-names">Manish</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Sadarangani</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="6"><span class="nlm-given-names">Sarah E</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Wilson</span></span>, <span class="highwire-citation-author" data-delta="7"><span class="nlm-given-names">Shaza A</span> <span class="nlm-surname">Fadel</span></span></span></div> </div> </div></div></li></ul></div><div 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