Increased serum YKL-40 levels in children with sickle cell disease
YKL-40 may have a potential role in the inflammation component of SCD. Circulating YKL-40 levels may be used to monitor chronic inflammation in SCD patients.
Authors
- Özlem Tezol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9994-7832)
- Feryal Karahan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1729-9585)
- Bahar Taşdelen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8146-4912)
- Selma Ünal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9951-0291)
- Şenay Balcı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7498-604X)
- Veysi Akbey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1596-5820)
Institutions
- Mersin Üniversitesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-05-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.24953/turkjpediatr.2025.4805
- Primary Topic
- Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00