New research from Austria suggests that a protein called HSP27 has the potential to be a new blood biomarker for the earlier detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), thereby increasing the chance of earlier treatment and better outcomes. Study leader Hendrik Jan Ankersmit and colleagues, from the University Department of Surgery at MedUni Vienna and the Christian Doppler Laboratory for the Diagnosis and Regeneration of Heart and Thorax Diseases, write about their findings in Respiration, the international journal of thoracic medicine...

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