Evaluation of pleural effusion sCD26 and DPP-IV as diagnostic biomarkers in lung disease
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Evaluation of pleural effusion sCD26 and DPP-IV as diagnostic biomarkers in lung disease
In this study, we measured ADA and DPP-IV enzymatic activity and sCD26 concentration in 150 pleural effusion (PE) samples and tested for correlations between these and other cellular and biochemical measures. We found that DPP-IV in particular might improve the specificity (but not the sensitivity) of the ADA test for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis, since half of the false ADA positive res...
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عنوان ژورنال: Scientific Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/srep03999