Pentraxin 3 (PTX-3) Levels in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid as a Lung Cancer Biomarker
In this study, we investigated the utility of pentraxin 3 (PTX-3) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) as lung cancer (LCa) diagnostic. A total of 89 LCa patients and 84 non-LCa patients who received bronchoscopy in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University from December 2014 to F...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Disease Markers |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4652483 |