Abstracts tagged "Biomarkers and connective tissue diseases"

Abstract Number: 2097 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Clinical Significance of KL-6 and SP-D As Serum Markers for Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Connective Tissue Disease
Kyung-Eun Lee¹, Ji-Hyoun Kang², Dong-Jin Park² and Shin-Seok Lee², ¹Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of (South), ²Rheumatology, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of (South)
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the association between serum levels of Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6) and surfactant protein-D (SP-D) and the clinical manifestations and severity of…