Serum level of carbohydrate antigen 15-3 in patients with interstitial lung diseases and its correlation with pulmonary function and high-resolution computed tomography

Serum level of carbohydrate antigen 15-3 in patients with interstitial lung diseases and its correlation with pulmonary function and high-resolution computed tomography

Abstract Background Carbohydrate antigen 15-3 (CA15-3) is a central protein core of mucin-1, a high-molecular-weight glycoprotein, found in alveolar and extrapulmonary epithelial cells that increases in interstitial lung disease. It uses antibodies against different epitopes. It is also considered a...

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Main Authors: Randa Salah El-Din Mohamed, Mahmoud Mohammed El-Batanouny, Neveen Mahmoud Amin, Rasha Abdel Razek Mahmoud, Doaa A. A. Abd-Elhalim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-05-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
Subjects:
carbohydrate antigen 15-3
high-resolution computed tomography
interstitial lung disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/ejb.ejb_47_18

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