High serum periostin levels and the association with pulmonary tuberculosis
Conclusions: Our results showed higher PN levels were associated with PTB. A cut-off value of ≥233 ng/mL could be used as an additional indicator to define PTB. Further studies are needed to validate these findings.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Yamauchi, M., Kinjo, T., Parrott, G., Fujita, J. Tags: Tuberculosis Source Type: research