Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid KL-6 and SP-D levels in relation to fibrotic features of interstitial lung disease
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Background: Although Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6) and surfactant protein D (SP-D) are established as serum biomarkers for interstitial lung disease (ILD), these are rarely measured in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). It rema... ...