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Calprotectin: a novel biomarker for the diagnosis of pleural effusion

BACKGROUND: Novel non-invasive biomarkers for the precise diagnosis of malignancy in pleural effusion (PE) are needed. The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of calprotectin for predicting malignancy in patients with exudative PE. METHODS: Calprotectin concentration was measu...

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Autores principales: Sánchez-Otero, N, Blanco-Prieto, S, Páez de la Cadena, M, Vázquez-Iglesias, L, Fernández-Villar, A, Botana-Rial, M I, Rodríguez-Berrocal, F J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3504943/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23093228
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2012.478