Immunoregulatory protein profiles of necrotizing enterocolitis versus spontaneous intestinal perforation in preterm infants.

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP) are the most common acute surgical emergencies associated with high morbidity and mortality in preterm infants. We aimed to compare the profiles of immunoregulatory proteins and identify novel mediators in plasma of NEC and...

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Main Authors: Kathy Yuen Yee Chan, Fiona Wan Lun Leung, Hugh Simon Lam, Yuk Him Tam, Ka Fai To, Hon Ming Cheung, Kam Tong Leung, Terence Chuen Wai Poon, Kim Hung Lee, Karen Li, Tai Fai Fok, Pak Cheung Ng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3351425?pdf=render