MMP1 and MMP7 as potential peripheral blood biomarkers in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

MMP1 and MMP7 as potential peripheral blood biomarkers in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic progressive fibrotic lung disease associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to determine whether there is a peripheral blood protein signature in IPF and whether components of this signature may serve as biom...

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Main Authors: Ivan O Rosas, Thomas J Richards, Kazuhisa Konishi, Yingze Zhang, Kevin Gibson, Anna E Lokshin, Kathleen O Lindell, Jose Cisneros, Sandra D Macdonald, Annie Pardo, Frank Sciurba, James Dauber, Moises Selman, Bernadette R Gochuico, Naftali Kaminski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-04-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2346504?pdf=render

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