Serum YKL-40 level is correlated with apnea hypopnea index in patients with obstructive sleep apnea sindrome.
CONCLUSIONS: The study demonstrated that high serum YKL-40 levels correlated with the severity of OSAS and might serve as a nonspecific biomarker for prediction and progression of the disease.
PMID: 29028081 [PubMed - in process]
Source: European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci Source Type: research
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