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Lung ageing and COPD: is there a role for ageing in abnormal tissue repair?
European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society - 31 Dec 2017
Brandsma Corry-Anke, de Vries Maaike, Costa Rita, Woldhuis Roy R, Königshoff Melanie, Timens Wim
Abstract excerpt
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, with increasing prevalence, in particular in the elderly. COPD is characterised by abnormal tissue repair resulting in (small) airways disease and emphysema. There is accumulating evidence that ageing hallmarks are prominent features of COPD. These ageing hallmarks have been described in different subsets of COPD...
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