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Concentration of Serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF-D) and Its Correlation with Functional and Clinical Parameters in Patients with Lymphangioleiomyomatosis from a Brazilian Reference Center.

Alexandre Franco AmaralMartina Rodrigues de OliveiraOlívia Meira DiasFábio Eiji ArimuraCarolina Salim Gonçalves FreitasMilena Marques Pagliarelli AcencioVanessa Adélia de AlvarengaRonaldo Adib KairallaCarlos Roberto Ribeiro CarvalhoAndré Luis Pereira de Albuquerquenull null
Published in: Lung (2019)
In LAM, serum VEGF-D is weakly associated with lung function impairment and strongly associated with lymphatic involvement. VEGF-D is validated for use in Brazilian patients with LAM whose characteristics must be accounted for when evaluating their serum VEGF-D levels.
Keyphrases
  • vascular endothelial growth factor
  • lung function
  • endothelial cells
  • cystic fibrosis
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • air pollution
  • lymph node