# Defining phenotypic causes of obstructive sleep apnea. Identification of novel therapeutic targets

Eckert DJ, White DP, Jordan AS, Malhotra A, Wellman A · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 188(8):996–1004 · 2013



## Key finding

OSA has anatomical and non-anatomical phenotypes (muscle responsiveness, arousal threshold, loop gain) — the basis of precision treatment.



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