Overexpression of matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of IPF and lung cancer patients

K. Samara, I. Giannarakis, I. Papanikoalou, I. Lambiri, N. Siafakas, K. Antoniou (Heraklion, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Bronchoalveolar lavage and biomarkers in diffuse parenchymal lung disease
Session: Bronchoalveolar lavage and biomarkers in diffuse parenchymal lung disease
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4761
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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