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The association of plasma biomarkers with computed tomography-assessed emphysema phenotypes

RATIONALE: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a phenotypically heterogeneous disease. In COPD, the presence of emphysema is associated with increased mortality and risk of lung cancer. High resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scans are useful in quantifying emphysema but are associate...

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Autores principales: Carolan, Brendan J, Hughes, Grant, Morrow, Jarrett, Hersh, Craig P, O’Neal, Wanda K, Rennard, Stephen, Pillai, Sreekumar G, Belloni, Paula, Cockayne, Debra A, Comellas, Alejandro P, Han, Meilan, Zemans, Rachel L, Kechris, Katerina, Bowler, Russell P
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/PMC4198701/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25306249
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-014-0127-9