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Sex differences in lymphoid follicles in COPD airways

BACKGROUND: Female smokers have increased risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) compared with male smokers who have a similar history of cigarette smoke exposure. Tertiary lymphoid follicles are often found in the lungs of patients with severe COPD but sex-related differences have no...

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Autores principales: Tam, Anthony, Tanabe, Naoya, Churg, Andrew, Wright, Joanne L., Hogg, James C., Sin, Don D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7006095/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32033623
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-020-1311-8