Bicaudal D2 autoantibodies are highly specific for systemic sclerosis.

L V Iversen C Tandrup Nielsen Søren Jacobsen Marie-Louise From Hermansen Louise Pyndt Diederichsen T Friis

Published in: Scandinavian journal of rheumatology (2024)

in anti-BICD2-positive patients may indicate that the presence of anti-BICD2 is associated with altered lung function in an unknown pathophysiological manner, which awaits further elucidation.

Keyphrases

systemic sclerosis
lung function
interstitial lung disease
end stage renal disease
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cystic fibrosis
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
air pollution
systemic lupus erythematosus
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis