title: [Clinical usefulness of KL-6 as a serum marker of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia].
abstract: KL-6 is a high-molecular-weight glycoprotein that is classified in cluster 9 among pulmonary cell antigens. Levels of KL-6 were found to be abnormally high in sera from patients with various types of interstitial pneumonitis such as idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, which can progress to pulmonary fibrosis. Levels of KL-6 in serum can be useful serum markers in the diagnosis of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, in monitoring in the evaluation of disease activity, as a prognostic factor, and as a predictor of response to therapy.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine, Japan.
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authors.lastname: Kohno
mesh_terms: D000941:Antigens / Q000097:blood*; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018396:Mucin-1; D009077:Mucins; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D015415:Biomarkers; D006023:Glycoproteins; C060192:MUC1 protein, human; D018396:Mucin-1; D009077:Mucins