Role of Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6) in Assessing Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

Role of Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6) in Assessing Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

Background Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an increasingly recognized form of diffuse parenchymal lung disease. Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6) is now classified as a human MUC1 mucin protein, and regenerating type II pneumocytes are the primary cellular source of KL-6/MUC1 in the affected lungs...

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Main Authors: Amira Ismail Mostafa, Ayman Elsayed Salem, Heba Allah Moussa Ahmed, Aml Ibrahim Bayoumi, Radwa M. Abdel Halim, Rasha M. Abdel Samie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2021-07-01
Series:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Subjects:
hypersensitivity pneumonitis
serum biomarker
kl-6
assessment of severity
Online Access:http://e-trd.org/upload/pdf/trd-2020-0122.pdf

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