Elevated serum matrix metalloprotease (MMP-2) as a candidate biomarker for stable COPD
Abstract Background The increasing trend of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in becoming the third leading cause of deaths by 2020 is of great concern, globally as well as in India. Dysregulation of protease/anti-protease balance in COPD has been reported to cause tissue destruction, inf...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-11-01
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Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-01323-3 |