YKL-40 expression in pterygium: a potential role in the pathogenesis

Kurt A., Kilic R., Tad M., Polat O. A.

INTERNATIONAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.39, no.7, pp.1445-1450, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 39 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s10792-018-0957-4
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1445-1450
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Purpose The aim of the study was to evaluate whether YKL-40 (chitinase 3-like 1 protein) plays a role in pterygium pathogenesis.