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YKL-40 protein correlates with the phenotype of asthma.
Lung - 1 Apr 2015
Specjalski Krzysztof, Chełmińska Marta, Jassem Ewa
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: YKL-40 is a chitinase-like protein found to correlate with asthma as well as numerous infectious and autoimmune diseases or cancer. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of YKL-40 as a possible marker of asthma and its associations with factors differentiating phenotypes of asthma. METHODS: The study group comprised 167 patients, including 116 women and 51 men aged 18-88 years with...
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