Clinical Significance of Serum Chitotriosidase Level in Anti-MDA5 Antibody-positive Dermatomyositis-associated Interstitial Lung Disease.

CONCLUSION: Serum chitotriosidase may be a potential biomarker for predicting a poor prognosis in patients with anti-MDA5-positive DM/CADM-ILD.
PMID: 31092718 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Rheumatology - May 17, 2019 Category: Rheumatology Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research