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Elevated pleural effusion IL-17 is a diagnostic marker and outcome predictor in lung cancer patients

BACKGROUND: Interleukin 17 (IL-17) is a proinflammatory cytokine produced mainly by CD4(+) T-lymphocytes and may be important in tumor cell growth and progression. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic value of pleural effusion levels of IL-17 in lung cancer patients with...

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Autores principales: Xu, ChunHua, Yu, LiKe, Zhan, Ping, Zhang, Yu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4041345/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24887477
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2047-783X-19-23