Pattern of antiendothelial cell antibodies in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Abstract Background Autoimmune mechanisms have been recently recognized as being partly involved in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Circulating autoantibodies have been detected in patients with COPD. Objectives The aim of this study was to estimate the level of ant...

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Main Authors: Randa Salah Eldin Mohamed, Mahmoud Mohamed Elbatanony, Abeer Salah Eldin Mohamed, Sherif Elhadary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-07-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/1687-8426.203801