定义和促进儿童肺部健康:开发肺部健康的生物标志物

Michael D Davis1, Joe G Zein2, Silvia Carraro3

  • 1Wells Center for Pediatric Research and Division of Pulmonology, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Pediatrics
|September 1, 2023
PubMed
概括

早期发现儿童肺部疾病至关重要. 基因测试和新型生物标志物的进展可以帮助在不可逆转的肺功能丧失发生之前识别和管理呼吸系统疾病.

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