KL-6 protein levels may predict symptom worsening in IPF: Study
Consistently tracking the levels of Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6), a protein that can indicate lung inflammation or damage, may help predict acute exacerbations in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and other types of fibrotic interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), a study reports. Findings indicated that KL-6 levels tended…