Evaluation of pleural fluid YKL-40 as a marker of malignant pleural effusion

The glycoprotein YKL-40 is synthesized both by cancer cells and by tumor-associated macrophages and plays a functional role in tumor progression. Consequently, high serum YKL-40 levels have been associated with a poor prognosis in patients with several cancer types. The aim of this study is to asses...

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Main Authors: Adel Attia, Ayman Rasmy, Amal Amin, Manal Alanazi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-04-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763814200835