Non-invasive IGFBP1, IGFBP2 biomarkers as predictors and outcomes of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) therapeutic response
Abstract Background Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) is a fatal disease that is associated with poor prognosis and survival. Several growth factors such as IGFs (insulin-like growth factors) and IGFBPs (insulin-like growth factor binding proteins) seem to take part to this pathogenesis. Pirfenidon...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2021-01-01
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Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43168-020-00050-x |