Association between Serum C- reactive Protein Levels and Other Important Predictive Markers of Outcome in COPD

C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute-phase protein synthesized predominantly by the hepatocytes in response to tissue damage or inflammation. Levels of acute-phase proteins rise rapidly, during infection and after injury. We take up the study to correlate serum CRP levels with other important predic...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Shameem, Rakesh Bhargava, Zuber Ahmad, Talha Saad, Nazish Fatima, Abida Malik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2011-01-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/3684