Osteopontin in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Smokers and ex-smokers

Osteopontin in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Smokers and ex-smokers

Background: COPD is a widely distributed disease with high morbidity and mortality, associated with different pathologies. The link between osteopontin, smoking and COPD needs to be clarified. Objectives: To study the osteopontin serum levels in smoker COPD patients and ex-smoker COPD patients. Meth...

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Main Authors: Ahmed A Ali, Nourane Y. Azab, Ibrahim I. El-Mahalawy, Safaa I. Tayel, Ehab M. Khalifa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
Osteopontin
Smokers
Ex-smokers
COPD
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763814200550

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