Human Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) as a Novel Biomarker for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Yuichi Tamura; Tomohiko Ono; Masataka Kuwana; Kenji Inoue; Makoto Takei; Tsunehisa Yamamoto; Takashi Kawakami; Jun Fujita; Masaharu Kataoka; Kensuke Kimura; Motoaki Sano; Hiroyuki Daida; Toru Satoh; Keiichi Fukuda

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0045834

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Human Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) as a Novel Biomarker for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Yuichi Tamura ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Yuichi Tamura, Tomohiko Ono

* E-mail: u1@ta-mu.net

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Tomohiko Ono ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Yuichi Tamura, Tomohiko Ono

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Masataka Kuwana,

Affiliation Department of Rheumatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Kenji Inoue,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Makoto Takei,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Tsunehisa Yamamoto,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Takashi Kawakami,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Jun Fujita,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Masaharu Kataoka,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Kensuke Kimura,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Motoaki Sano,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Hiroyuki Daida,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Toru Satoh,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Keiichi Fukuda

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Human Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) as a Novel Biomarker for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Yuichi Tamura,
Tomohiko Ono,
Masataka Kuwana,
Kenji Inoue,
Makoto Takei,
Tsunehisa Yamamoto,
Takashi Kawakami,
Jun Fujita,
Masaharu Kataoka,
Kensuke Kimura

Published: September 21, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045834

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