Serum eosinophilic cationic protein (ECP) in adult monozygotic and dizygotic twins

S.F. Thomsen, A. Sverrild, S. van der Sluis, K.O. Kyvik, V. Backer (Copenhagen, Odense, Denmark; Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Asthma: from childhood environment to adult phenotypes
Session: Asthma: from childhood environment to adult phenotypes
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1374
Disease area: Airway diseases

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