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SynthesisJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2022

Clinical value of YKL-40 in patients with polymyositis/dermatomyositis: A cross-sectional study and a systematic review.

Beibei Cui, Yuehong Chen, Fengming Luo, Sang Lin, Huan Liu, Yupeng Huang, Yueyuan Zhou, Yunru Tian, Geng Yin, Qibing Xie

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Synthesis in Journal of clinical laboratory analysis, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Beibei CuiDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yuehong ChenDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Fengming LuoDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Sang LinDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Huan LiuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yupeng HuangDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yueyuan ZhouDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yunru TianDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Geng YinDepartment of General Practice, General Practice Medical Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Qibing XieDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6727-1839
Sichuan University · CN

Funding

1.3.5 project for disciplines of excellence, West China Hospital, Sichuan University ZYJC18021Clinical Research Incubation Project of West China Hospital, Sichuan University 2019HXFH038Sichuan Science and Technology Program 2021JDRC0045Sichuan Science and Technology Program 2021JDRC016Sichuan Science and Technology Program 2021YFS0164Sichuan Science and Technology Program 2021YJ0472
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionWe performed a cross-sectional study to investigate the clinical usefulness of YKL-40 in patients with dermatomyositis (DM) and conducted a systematic review to summarize the clinical value of YKL-40 in patients with polymyositis (PM)/DM. MATERIALS AND

methodsA cross-sectional study and a systematic review were performed to study the clinical value of YKL-40 in patients with PM/DM. Serum YKL-40 level was detected using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and its association with clinical and laboratory parameters was analyzed. In the systematic review, electronic databases of OVID Embase, OVID Medline, and web of science were searched to collect studies that reported clinical use of YKL-40 in patients with PM/DM.

resultsIn the cross-sectional study, serum YKL-40 level was higher in patients with DM than in healthy controls (median [interquartile range]: 84.09 [52.72-176.4] ng/ml versus 27.37 [12.30-53.58] ng/ml, p < 0.0001). Serum levels of YKL-40 were associated with the course of DM (r = -0.469, p < 0.001), CRP (r = 0.303, p = 0.043), CK (r = 0.263, p = 0.037), and global disease activity (r = 0.628, p < 0.001). The area under the ROC curve was 0.835 (95% confidence interval 0.751-0.920). In the systematic review, a total of four studies were included with moderate to high quality. Serum level of YKL-40 has the possibility for diagnosing PM/DM, identifying PM/DM patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) or rapid progress ILD, and predicting death.

conclusionSerum YKL-40 level is a possible useful biomarker for PM/DM diagnosis and may be used to predict prognosis.

Indexed as

DermatomyositisLung Diseases, InterstitialPolymyositisChitinase-3-Like Protein 1Cross-Sectional StudiesHumansPrognosisCHI3L1 protein, humanChitinase-3-Like Protein 1biomarkerdermatomyositispolymyositissystematic reviewYKL-40

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PMID35837962
PMCPMC9459284
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