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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, calprotectin and YKL-40 in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: correlations and 5-year mortality – a cohort study

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by chronic inflammation and progressive decline in pulmonary function. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), YKL-40 and calprotectin are biomarkers of inflammation and predict mortality in patients with different inflammatory...

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Autores principales: Sørensen, Allan Klitgaard, Holmgaard, Dennis Back, Mygind, Lone Hagens, Johansen, Julia, Pedersen, Court
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4407303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25908927
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12950-015-0064-5