Value of metalloproteinases in predicting COPD in heavy urban smokers.

Jun-Chieh J TsayYingjie HuJudith D GoldbergBin WangSoumya VijayalekshmyTing-An YieKatrina BantisDaniel H StermanWilliam N Rom

Published in: Respiratory research (2020)

Emphysema was detected by CT in almost half of heavy urban smokers. Serum MMP levels provided minimal additional information to improve the detection of mild emphysema among smokers given their clinical characteristics (age, pack-years, and FEV1/FVC ratio).

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