Transforming growth factor β1polymorphism and serum levels in Egyptian patients with interstitial lung diseases
Background: Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) are a heterogeneous group of diffuse parenchymal disorders characterized by different grades of fibrosis and inflammation. A number of proinflammatory and profibrotic extracellular mediators have been implicated in the pathogenesis of ILD. Transforming gr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-07-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S042276381530128X |