Human pentraxin 3 (PTX3) as a novel biomarker for the diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension

Y. Tamura, M. Kuwana, K. Inoue, T. Ono, M. Takei, T. Yamamoto, M. Kataoka, M. Sano, T. Satoh, K. Fukuda (Tokyo, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Pulmonary circulation: clinical diagnosis, treatment, end-points and animal models
Session: Pulmonary circulation: clinical diagnosis, treatment, end-points and animal models
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 962
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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Y. Tamura, M. Kuwana, K. Inoue, T. Ono, M. Takei, T. Yamamoto, M. Kataoka, M. Sano, T. Satoh, K. Fukuda (Tokyo, Japan). Human pentraxin 3 (PTX3) as a novel biomarker for the diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 962

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