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Low serum free light chain is associated with risk of COPD exacerbation

BACKGROUND: Most exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are triggered by respiratory tract infections. Adaptive immunity via antibody production is important in preventing infections. Impaired antibody production is reported to be associated with an increased risk of exacerbat...

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Autores principales: Tanimura, Kazuya, Sato, Susumu, Sato, Atsuyasu, Tanabe, Naoya, Hasegawa, Koichi, Uemasu, Kiyoshi, Hamakawa, Yoko, Hirai, Toyohiro, Muro, Shigeo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7335835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32665945
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00288-2019