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Original Article
Apoptosis and upregulation of TNF-α and TRAIL receptor 1 (DR4) in the pathogenesis of food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome
Jin-Bok Hwang, Sang Pyo Kim, Yu Na Kang, Seong-Ryong Lee, Seong-Il Suh, Taeg Kyu Kwon
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(4):525-531.   Published online April 15, 2010
Purpose : Expression levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α expression on the mucosa of the small intestine is increased in patients with villous atrophy in food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES). TNF-α has been reported to induce apoptotic cell death in the epithelial cells. We studied the TNF family and TNF-receptor family apoptosis on the duodenal mucosa to investigate their roles in the pathogenesis...
Pseudomembranous colitis in children: Experience of a university hospital in Korea
Jae Hyun Park, Kyung Ji Kang, Yu Na Kang, Ae Suk Kim, Jin-Bok Hwang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(2):184-189.   Published online February 15, 2010
Purpose : Pseudomembranous colitis (PMC) occurs rarely in children, but its incidences are increasing due to frequent antibiotic use. We investigated the incidence and clinical characteristics of PMC accompanied by bacterial enteritis-like symptoms in children. Methods : Between November 2003 and July 2007 at the Department of Pediatrics, Dongsan Medical Center, we analyzed the medical records of consecutive patients who received...
Case Report
A Case of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with Monosomy 20 and Parotid Gland Involvement
Hae Rim Kim, Seung Ah Hong, Byung Kyu Choe, Heung Sik Kim, Jung Sook Ha, Dong Seok Jeon, Yu Na Kang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(12):1347-1350.   Published online December 15, 2004
Hypodiploidy exists in 3-15% of patients with childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia(ALL) and is associated with a poor prognosis. Monosomy 7 and monosomy 20 account for most karyotypic abnormalities in patients in whom whole chromosomes are lost and their incidences are rare. Parotid tumors in the pediatric age group are unusual and in 1996, there was a case of invasion of...
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