[Biomarkers in COPD--do we need them?].

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is still a leading cause of death, with a huge socioeconomic impact. Disease is mostly caused by cigarette smoking, characterized by persistent and progressive airway inflammation with pathological changes in the lungs and extrapulmonary and systemic consequences. The standard methods for classifying disease (i.e. forced expiratory volume in 1 second measurement) do...

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