Biomarkers in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Zhang Y, Kaminski N. Biomarkers in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Current Opinion In Pulmonary Medicine 2012, 18: 441-446. PMID: 22847105, PMCID: PMC4165635, DOI: 10.1097/mcp.0b013e328356d03c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkersChemokines, CCHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMatrix Metalloproteinase 7Mucin-1Predictive Value of TestsPrognosisPulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein AConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPeripheral blood biomarkersPulmonary fibrosisBlood biomarkersDisease presenceMultiple clinical contextsPeripheral bloodPredictive biomarkersGene polymorphismsLarger studyDrug studiesOutcome trajectoriesPrediction ruleClinical contextBiomarkersMolecular biomarkersMultiple studiesPatientsFibrosisSufficient evidenceOutcomesProtein markersConvincing evidenceRecent studiesMarkers