Circulating desmosine levels do not predict emphysema progression but are associated with cardiovascular risk and mortality in COPD

Circulating desmosine levels do not predict emphysema progression but are associated with cardiovascular risk and mortality in COPD

Elastin degradation is a key feature of emphysema and may have a role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Circulating desmosine is a specific biomarker of elastin degradation. We investigated the association between plasma desmosine (p...

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Main Authors: Rabinovich, Roberto A., Miller, Bruce E., Wrobel, Karolina, Ranjit, Kareshma, Williams, Michelle C., Drost,, Ellen, Edwards, Lisa D., Lomas, David A., Rennard, Stephen I., Agustí, Alvar, Tal-Singer, Ruth, Vestbo, Jørgen, Wouters, Emiel F.M., John, Michelle, van Beek, Edwin J.R., Murchison, John T., Bolton, Charlotte E., MacNee, William, Huang, Jeffrey T.J.
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Published: European Respiratory Society 2016
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33390/

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