Correlation of increased serum leucine-rich α2-glycoprotein levels with disease prognosis, progression, and activity of interstitial pneumonia in patients with dermatomyositis: A retrospective study.

OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether leucine-rich α2-glycoprotein (LRG) can be a biomarker for the disease activity, progression, and prognosis of interstitial pneumonia (IP) in patients with dermatomyositis (DM). METHODS:Correlations between the clinical findings and serum LRG levels were investigated...

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Main Authors: Takaaki Ishida, Takuya Kotani, Satoshi Serada, Minoru Fujimoto, Tohru Takeuchi, Shigeki Makino, Tetsuji Naka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234090