Cystic fibrosis disease severity correlates with plasma levels of desmosine and isodesmosine, biomarkers of elastin degradation

• Shuren Ma,
• Patrick Geraghty,
• Abdoulaye Dabo,
• Cormac McCarthy,
• N. Gerry McElvaney,
• Gerard M. Turino

Affiliations

Shuren Ma

Dept of Medicine, Mount Sinai St Luke's Hospital, New York, NY, USA

Patrick Geraghty

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Abdoulaye Dabo

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Cormac McCarthy

Respiratory Research Division, Dept of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

N. Gerry McElvaney

Respiratory Research Division, Dept of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Gerard M. Turino

Dept of Medicine, Mount Sinai St Luke's Hospital, New York, NY, USA