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FOOTPRINTS study protocol: rationale and methodology of a 3-year longitudinal observational study to phenotype patients with COPD.
BMJ open - 22 Mar 2021
Crapo James, Gupta Abhya, Lynch David A, Vogel-Claussen Jens, Watz Henrik, Turner Alice M, Mroz Robert M, Janssens Wim, Ludwig-Sengpiel Andrea, Beck Markus, Langellier Bérengère, Ittrich Carina, Risse Frank, Diefenbach Claudia
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INTRODUCTION: A better understanding is needed of the different phenotypes that exist for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), their relationship with the pathogenesis of COPD and how they may affect disease progression. Biomarkers, including those associated with emphysema, may assist in characterising patients and in predicting and monitoring the course of disease. The FOOTPRINTS study...
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