Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and progressive lung disease of unknown cause with a poor prognosis. The aim of our study is to determine the role of Krebs von den Lungen-6(KL-6),Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-7, Surfactant protein A (SP-A), Surfactant protein D(SP-D), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and periostin in the diagnosis of IPF and in the response monitoring of patients treated.
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