Elastase activity on sputum neutrophils correlates with severity of lung disease in cystic fibrosis

A. Susanne Dittrich, Iris Kühbandner, Stefanie Gehrig, Verena Rickert-Zacharias, Matthew Twigg, Sabine Wege, Clifford C. Taggart, Felix Herth, Carsten Schultz, Marcus A. Mall

Source: Eur Respir J, 51 (3) 1701910; 10.1183/13993003.01910-2017
Journal Issue: March
Disease area: Airway diseases

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