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Systemic biomarkers in the evaluation and management of COPD patients: are we getting closer to clinical application?
Current drug targets - 1 Feb 2013
Kostikas Konstantinos, Bakakos Petros, Papiris Spyros, Stolz Daiana, Celli Bartolome R
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex, multicomponent disease at the clinical, cellular, and molecular levels. Over the past few years there has been a growing interest in the field of biomarkers in COPD and a large number of studies have evaluated potential candidate molecules in different patient settings. Data on systemic biomarkers from large cohorts, including the well-characterized...
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