Scientists Open Doors To Diagnosis Of Emphysema

A new development may provide powerful new test for inflammatory lung diseases. Chronic inflammatory lung diseases like chronic bronchitis and emphysema are a major global health problem, and the fourth leading cause of death and disability in developed countries, with smoking accounting for 90% of the risk for developing them. New work has shed light on the underlying disease process of emphysema using a technique which could in future be adapted for use in diagnosis.

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