Blood monocyte counts as a potential prognostic marker for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: analysis from the Australian IPF registry
Alan Teoh, Helen E. Jo, Daniel C. Chambers, Karen Symons, E. Haydn Walters, Nicole Goh, Ian Glaspole, Wendy A. Cooper, Paul N. Reynolds, Yuben Moodley, Tamera J. Corte
Abstract
<b>Blood monocytes have been recently proposed as a potential prognostic marker for IPF. Data from the Australian IPF registry have shown that elevated monocytes, neutrophils and total leukocytes significantly predict poorer survival in IPF patients.</b>http://bit.ly/38GP7f0
Topics & Concepts
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisMedicineMonocyteInternal medicineOncologyPathologyImmunologyGastroenterologyLungInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchPulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments