MMP-7 is a predictive biomarker of disease progression in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive interstitial lung disease with poor prognosis, which is characterised by destruction of normal lung architecture and excessive deposition of lung extracellular matrix. The heterogeneity of disease progression in patients with IPF poses significant...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2017-03-01
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| Series: | ERJ Open Research |
| Online Access: | http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/3/1/00074-2016.full |