- Original Article
- Long-term outcome of patients with p22phox-deficient chronic granulomatous disease on Jeju Island, Korea
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Hyun Sik Kang, Geol Hwang, Kyung-Sue Shin
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2015;58(4):129-135. Published online April 22, 2015
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Purpose This study investigated the long-term clinical outcomes of patients with p22phox-deficient chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) on Jeju Island and retrospectively evaluated the effects of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) prophylaxis. MethodsThe medical records of 15 patients with CGD were retrospectively reviewed. The efficacy of IFN-γ prophylaxis was evaluated by comparing the frequency of severe infections before and after starting continuous prophylaxis with IFN-γ. ResultsAt the... |
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- Case Report
- Familial systemic lupus erythematosus in two Korean male siblings
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Hyun Sik Kang, Hyun Ju Oh, Young Ree Kim, Jae-Wang Kim, Kyung-Sue Shin
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2009;52(5):611-614. Published online May 15, 2009
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystemic autoimmune disease characterized by the production of a wide range of autoantibodies, resulting in tissue damage. Although the susceptibility to SLE has been attributed to complex interactions between genetic and environmental factors, the influence of a genetic predisposition to SLE is supported by observations of familial aggregations. Family studies have found that siblings... |
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