Serum prealbumin is a prognostic indicator in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Biyun LiXinran ZhangGuodong XuShu ZhangHuifang SongKaiyuan YangHua-Ping DaiChen Wang

Published in: The clinical respiratory journal (2019)

Our study indicated that IPF patients with PA concentration < 0.2 mg/L have poorer outcome. Further studies are warranted to indentify PA as a predictor for IPF patients outcomes and explore the role of PA in the pathogenesis of IPF.

Keyphrases

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
interstitial lung disease
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
rheumatoid arthritis
metabolic syndrome
systemic sclerosis
case control