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Osteopontin, asbestos exposure and pleural plaques: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Osteopontin (OPN) is a plasma protein/cytokine produced in excess in several malignancies. In a recent study OPN was reported as being related to the duration of asbestos exposure and presence of benign asbestos-related diseases; however, it was unclear whether this protein was an indica...

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Autores principales: Mastrangelo, Giuseppe, Marangi, Gianluca, Ballarin, Maria N, Michilin, Silvia, Fabricio, Aline SC, Valentini, Flavio, Lange, John H, Fedeli, Ugo, Cegolon, Luca, Gion, Massimo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3094241/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21477289
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-220