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Serum Levels of Surfactant Proteins in Patients with Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema (CPFE).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Papaioannou Andriana I, Kostikas Konstantinos, Manali Effrosyni D, Papadaki Georgia, Roussou Aneza, Spathis Aris, Mazioti Argyro, Tomos Ioannis, Papanikolaou Ilias, Loukides Stelios, Chainis Kyriakos, Karakitsos Petros, Griese Matthias, Papiris Spyros
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Emphysema and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) present either per se or coexist in combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE). Serum surfactant proteins (SPs) A, B, C and D levels may reflect lung damage. We evaluated serum SP levels in healthy controls, emphysema, IPF, and CPFE patients and their associations to disease severity and survival. METHODS: 122 consecutive patients (31...
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