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. 2021 Mar 8;59(8):e330-e334.
doi: 10.1515/cclm-2021-0137. Print 2021 Jul 27.

Protease-antiprotease imbalance in patients with severe COVID-19

Farid Zerimech  1   2 , Merce Jourdain  3 , Brigitte Onraed  4 , Marion Bouchecareilh  5 , Boualem Sendid  6 , Alain Duhamel  7 , Malika Balduyck  1   8 , Pascal Pigny  1 ; LICORNE Study Groupa
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Protease-antiprotease imbalance in patients with severe COVID-19

Farid Zerimech et al. Clin Chem Lab Med. .
No abstract available

Keywords: ARDS; COVID-19; alpha-1 antitrypsin; elastase; matrix metalloprotease-12 (MMP-12).

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