Elevated levels of BALF galectin-9 in patients with interstitial pneumonia

M. Tokojima, S. Katoh, N. Matsumoto, S. Yanagi, Y. Arimura, J. I. Ashitani, M. Hirashima, M. Nakazato (Miyazaki, Kagawa, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Airways remodelling
Session: Airways remodelling
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1338
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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M. Tokojima, S. Katoh, N. Matsumoto, S. Yanagi, Y. Arimura, J. I. Ashitani, M. Hirashima, M. Nakazato (Miyazaki, Kagawa, Japan). Elevated levels of BALF galectin-9 in patients with interstitial pneumonia. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, 1338

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