VEGF serum levels in COPD patients without pulmonary hypertension – a case control study

A. Chis (Cluj-Napoca, Romania), O. Soritau (Cluj-Napoca, Romania), A. Catana (Cluj-Napoca, Romania), M. Pop (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Biomarkers of COPD
Session: Biomarkers of COPD
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 4071
Disease area: Airway diseases

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