RNASE3 and asthma: Asthmatic patients compared with control subjects, had significantly higher levels of ECP (Asthma, 751.8 μg/l; Control, 136.5 μg/l, P < 0.0001) and LDH (Asthma, 757.3 IU/l; Control, 25 IU/l, P < 0.0001) in sputum.