Serum levels of Krebs von den Lungen-6 as a promising marker for predicting occurrence and deterioration of systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease from a Chinese cohort.

Xiao-Yu CaoSha-Sha HuDong XuMeng-Tao LiQian WangYong HouXiao-Feng Zeng

Published in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2018)

Serum KL-6 level correlates with the clinical manifestations of microvascular injury. Baseline elevated serum KL-6 may predict deterioration of lung function of SSc-ILD patients with mild lung injury.

Keyphrases

interstitial lung disease
systemic sclerosis
lung function
cystic fibrosis
rheumatoid arthritis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
air pollution
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
risk assessment