title: Utility of serum YKL-40 levels for identification of patients with asthma and COPD.
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: gon.yasuhiro@nihon-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gon
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Shuichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maruoka
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Reiko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mizumura
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kozu
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hisato
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hiranuma
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Mai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hikichi
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000071451:Chitinase-3-Like Protein 1 / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: C084533:CHI3L1 protein, human; D000071451:Chitinase-3-Like Protein 1