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Imaging Features of Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Published on: June 16, 2020
[Value of biochemical and immunological studies in the diagnosis of silicosis]
T Wocka-Marek1, M Zajac-Nedza, U Zygan
1Kliniki Chorób Zawodowych Instytutu Medycyny Pracy w Sosnowcu.
Abstract:
A series of biochemical and immunological investigations was performed in a group of 33 silicosis patients and in 34 controls. The results obtained suggest future prospects of utilizing the following tests as silicotic-fibrosis markers: alpha 2-globulin and ceruloplasmin levels, activity of certain lysosomal enzymes (beta-galactosidase and beta-acetylglucosaminidase), IgM and IgG immunoglobulins, elastases, and the C4 component of the complement.
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