ILD patients who succumbed had the highest KL-6 levels (3990.4 U/mL (3490.0–4467.6)) and highest SP-D levels (256.1 ng/mL (217.9–260.0)), followed by those who deteriorated: KL-6 levels 1357.0 U/mL (822.6–1543.4) and SP-D levels 191.2 ng/mL (152.8–210.5). This evidence concerns the gene MUC1 and interstitial lung disease.