Serum lysyl oxidase-like 2 levels and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis disease progression.
Chien JW, Richards TJ, Gibson KF, Zhang Y, Lindell KO, Shao L, Lyman SK, Adamkewicz JI, Smith V, Kaminski N, O'Riordan T. Serum lysyl oxidase-like 2 levels and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis disease progression. European Respiratory Journal 2013, 43: 1430-8. PMID: 24177001, DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00141013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIPF disease progressionDisease progressionIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patientsCarbon monoxide diffusion capacityPulmonary fibrosis patientsDisease progression eventsGAP subjectsIPF studiesPathological stromaVital capacityLOXL2 levelsProgression eventsDiffusion capacityFibrosis patientsSpirometric dataDisease severityPhysiological surrogatesProgressionPatientsRiskMultiple limitationsSubjectsLevelsProteomic analysisCohort