Circulating Concentrations of Growth-Differentiation Factor 15 in Apparently Healthy Elderly Individuals and Patients with Chronic Heart Failure as Assessed by a New Immunoradiometric Sandwich Assay
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- 1 February 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Chemistry
- Vol. 53 (2) , 284-291
- https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2006.076828
Abstract
Background: Growth-differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) is a member of the transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) cytokine superfamily. There has been increasing interest in using circulating GDF15 as a biomarker in patients, for example those with cardiovascular disease.Keywords
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