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Matrix metalloproteinases -8, -9 and -12 in smokers and patients with Stage 0 COPD

COPD is underdiagnosed and its early assessment is problematic. It has been suggested that symptomatic smokers with normal FEV(1)/FVC (Stage 0 COPD, GOLD criteria) can develop COPD in the future. Potential early biomarkers in COPD include the matrix metallo-proteinases (MMPs). It is not yet known, w...

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Autores principales: Ilumets, Helen, Rytilä, Paula, Demedts, Ingel, Brusselle, Guy G, Sovijärvi, Anssi, Myllärniemi, Marjukka, Sorsa, Timo, Kinnula, Vuokko L
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2695187/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18229576