Circulating surfactant protein D as a potential lung-specific biomarker of health outcomes in COPD: a pilot study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is a paucity of surrogate lung-specific biological markers that can be used to track disease progression and predict clinical outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The principal aim of this pilot study was t...

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Main Authors: Man SF Paul, Gan Wen Q, Leung Rochelle, Sin Don D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-10-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/7/13