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Increased circulating desmosine and age-dependent elastinolysis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Although chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) seem to be opposite entities from a clinical perspective, common initial pathogenic steps have been suggested in both lung diseases. Emphysema is caused by an elastase/anti-elastase imbalance leading to acc...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5859529/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29558926 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-018-0747-6 |