Serum YKL-40 level is associated with severity of interstitial lung disease and poor prognosis in dermatomyositis with anti-MDA5 antibody

Lili Jiang,Youlian Wang,Qinglin Peng,Xiaoming Shu,Guochun Wang,Xiaomu Wu

Serum YKL-40 level is associated with severity of interstitial lung disease and poor prognosis in dermatomyositis with anti-MDA5 antibody

2019

Lili Jiang
Youlian Wang
Qinglin Peng
Xiaoming Shu
Guochun Wang
Xiaomu Wu

Objective We aimed to investigate the clinical value of checking serum chitinase-3-like-1 protein (YKL-40) levels in anti-MDA5 antibody-positive dermatomyositis (anti-MDA5+DM) patients.

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MDA5 Antibody
Diabetes mellitus
Physical therapy
Interstitial lung disease
Gastroenterology
Medicine
Dermatomyositis
Internal medicine
Rheumatology
sample collection
Ferritin
Survival analysis
Survival rate

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