Pilot study: prognostic biomarkers for interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis

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  • JULIO C. MANTERO
  • Robert Lafyatis
چکیده

....................................................................................................................... v TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................... vi LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................... viii LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................... ix LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................. x INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 1 Systemic Sclerosis ...................................................................................................... 1 Interstitial Lung Disease........................................................................................... 2 Treatment Options .................................................................................................... 3 Biomarkers ................................................................................................................ 5 Objective/Aims .......................................................................................................... 8 METHODS ......................................................................................................................... 9 Ethics Statement ........................................................................................................ 9 Study Subjects ........................................................................................................... 9 Sample Collection .................................................................................................... 11

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تاریخ انتشار 2016