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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2022

Diagnostic value of elevated serum carbohydrate antigen 125 level in sarcoidosis.

Qian Zhang, Xiao-Yan Jing, Xiao-Yu Yang, Zuo-Jun Xu

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  1. Phenotypes and Serum Biomarkers in Sarcoidosis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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Qian ZhangDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
Xiao-Yan JingDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
Xiao-Yu YangDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
Zuo-Jun XuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China. xuzjdoc@163.com.

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Abstract

backgroundSarcoidosis is a multisystem disorder with unknown etiology, and it predominantly affects the lungs and intrathoracic lymph nodes. For patients with atypical clinical manifestations, the diagnosis of sarcoidosis is difficult and specific biomarkers may play an important role in assisting diagnosis. Previous research has demonstrated a correlation between sarcoidosis and increased carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA125), but remains a lack of large cohort studies to validate this observation.

aimTo compare serum CA125 levels in sarcoidosis patients and healthy controls, and explore whether CA125 can be used as a biomarker for the diagnosis of sarcoidosis.

methodsIn this study, the serum CA125 levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 108 consecutive sarcoidosis patients between June 2016 and December 2020 (31 males, 77 females; age at diagnosis 49.69 ± 9.10 years) and 112 healthy subjects. Data on the C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and angiotensin-converting enzyme were also collected. The association of serum CA125 levels with clinical, radiological, and respiratory functional characteristics was analyzed between patient groups with CA125 ≤ 35 U/mL or CA125 > 35 U/mL.

resultsWe found that serum CA125 levels were higher in sarcoidosis patients compared to healthy controls (median: 44.78

conclusionSerum CA125 was highly increased in sarcoidosis patients and showed high efficiency for noninvasive diagnosis of the disease. In addition, abnormally elevated serum CA125 was correlated with pulmonary function and radiological Scadding's classification of sarcoidosis.

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Carbohydrate antigen 125DiagnosisForced vital capacityRadiologySarcoidosis

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