Article
The potential value of biomarkers in diagnosis and staging of COPD and exacerbations.
Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Jun 2010
Patel Anant R C, Hurst John R, Wedzicha Jadwiga A
Abstract excerpt
There is an unmet need in the diagnosis, phenotyping, and staging of COPD that could potentially be fulfilled by a validated molecular biomarker. Many promising candidates have been investigated, and some have been shown to be useful in certain situations. However, to date there is no outstanding disease-specific biomarker for widespread clinical application for patients in the stable state. Given the functional,...
Topics
- Biomarkers
- C-Reactive Protein
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Severity of Illness Index