Molecular Biomarkers in Interstitial Lung Diseases

Molecular Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 505-522

  De Lauretis, Angelo ^a,b   Renzoni, Elisabetta A ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL;

EID: 84933039905     PISSN: 11771062     EISSN: 11792000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40291-014-0109-0     Document Type: Review

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