High serum concentrations of autoantibodies to HSP47 in nonspecific interstitial pneumonia compared with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

High serum concentrations of autoantibodies to HSP47 in nonspecific interstitial pneumonia compared with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The pathological diagnosis of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIP) by surgical lung biopsy is important for clinical decision-making. However, there is a need to use less invasive biomarkers to differentiate nonspecific interstit...

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Main Authors: Kadota Jun-ichi, Matsuoka Yasuhiro, Mizunoe Syunji, Sakamoto Noriho, Kubota Hiroshi, Mukae Hiroshi, Yokota Shin-ichi, Kakugawa Tomoyuki, Fujii Nobuhiro, Nagata Kazuhiro, Kohno Shigeru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-11-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/8/23

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