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Immature platelet fraction as a systemic inflammation marker in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Nasser AbsiehFatma ArslanÖzlem DoğanAslıhan Gürün KayaMiraç ÖzSerhat ErolAydın ÇiledağAkın Kaya
Published in: International journal of laboratory hematology (2024)
This is the first study to examine the relationship between AIPC, IPF%, and COPD. The higher IPF% values in COPD and the positive correlation between IPF% and other inflammatory markers are suggested that IPF may be an indicator of systemic inflammation in COPD.
Keyphrases
  • idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • lung function
  • cystic fibrosis
  • air pollution