Krebs von den Lungen-6 associated with chest high-resolution CT score in evaluation severity of patients with interstitial lung disease

Aims: The purpose of this prospective, single-center study was to measure the value of Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6), a kind of transmembrane mucoprotein, in diagnosing interstitial lung disease (ILD) and in assessing the severity of ILD. Methods: We enrolled 184 patients and 30 healthy controls. Ni...

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Main Authors: H. Qin, X.P. Xu, J. Zou, X.J. Zhao, H.W. Wu, Q.F. Zha, S. Chen, Y. Kang, H.D. Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2019-05-01
Series:Pulmonology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2531043718300989