Autoantibodies are present in the bronchoalveolar lavage but not circulation in patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease

Karim Boustani, Poonam Ghai, Rachele Invernizzi, Richard J. Hewitt, Toby M. Maher, Quan-Zhen Li, Philip L. Molyneaux, James A. Harker

Source: ERJ Open Res, 8 (1) 00481-2021; 10.1183/23120541.00481-2021
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Karim Boustani, Poonam Ghai, Rachele Invernizzi, Richard J. Hewitt, Toby M. Maher, Quan-Zhen Li, Philip L. Molyneaux, James A. Harker. Autoantibodies are present in the bronchoalveolar lavage but not circulation in patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease. ERJ Open Res, 8 (1) 00481-2021; 10.1183/23120541.00481-2021

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