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Human chitotriosidase: a sensitive biomarker of sarcoidosis.
Journal of clinical immunology - 1 Jan 2013
Bargagli Elena, Bennett David, Maggiorelli Claudia, Di Sipio Pasquale, Margollicci Maria, Bianchi Nicola, Rottoli Paola
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BACKGROUND: Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. No suitable biomarkers are available to evaluate the evolution of this disease, which still has an unpredictable clinical course. Some years ago our research group proposed chitotriosidase as a potential biomarker with prognostic value, that however needed to be validated. AIMS AND METHODS: The aims of this study were to evaluate...
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