PTX3 a marker of innate immune responses in the airways of asthmatics and COPD patients

F. Schwingel, M. Pizzichini, E. Pizzichini, S. Leila, E. Morato, C. Rocha, T. Kleveston, J. Pinheiro (Florianopolis, Brazil)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Asthma: new mechanisms and markers
Session: Asthma: new mechanisms and markers
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 591
Disease area: Airway diseases

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F. Schwingel, M. Pizzichini, E. Pizzichini, S. Leila, E. Morato, C. Rocha, T. Kleveston, J. Pinheiro (Florianopolis, Brazil). PTX3 a marker of innate immune responses in the airways of asthmatics and COPD patients. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 591

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