Changes in Plasma Fibronectin Isoform Levels Predict Distinct Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients

Introduction Concentrations of the total pool of fibronectin in plasma (TFN), and the subset of this pool that contains the alternatively spliced EDA segment (A + FN), are both affected by disease processes, and the latter pool has gained a reputation as a biomarker for vascular injury. We therefore...

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Main Authors: John H. Peters, Mark N. Grote, Nancy E. Lane, Richard J. Maunder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-01-01
Series:Biomarker Insights
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/BMI.S7204