Serum SP-A and SP-D: Different cutoff values for German and Japanese patients to diagnose idiopathic interstitial pneumonia

Y. Horimasu, N. Hattori, N. Ishikawa, S. Tanaka, K. Yoshioka, S. Ohshimo, F. Bonella, J. Guzman, U. Costabel, N. Kohno (Hiroshima, Japan; Essen, Bochum, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Experimental models and research in diffuse parenchymal lung diseases
Session: Experimental models and research in diffuse parenchymal lung diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 681
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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