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Surfactant protein D as a marker for pulmonary complications in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease: Relation to lung function tests.

Azza Abdel Gawad TantawyAmira A AdlyFatma S E EbeidEman Abdel Rahman IsmailMahitab M HusseinRanda M ShaarawyReham A Kamel
Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2019)
SP-D may be a promising biomarker for screening of SCD patients for risk of later pulmonary complications.
Keyphrases
  • lung function
  • end stage renal disease
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • cystic fibrosis
  • ejection fraction
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • chronic kidney disease
  • air pollution
  • newly diagnosed
  • binding protein