Abstract:Objective: To investigate the clinical value of peripheral serum levels of Surfactant Protein D (SP-D), anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5), Insulation (IL-6) and Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF-α) in the prognosis of the degree of Connective Tissue Disease combined with Interstitial Lung Disease (CTD-ILD). Methods: 339 CTD-ILD patients, 184 CTD patients and 64 healthy volunteers in our hospital from January 2010 to December 2015 were enrolled into the study. The clinical symptoms, the test of Hi… Show more
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