Sul-Hee Park

The mutations that occur in the p53 tumor suppressor gene have been studied in various human malignant tumors. However, little is known about this gene in meningiomas. To investigate the relationship and frequency of p53 gene mutations, the p53 polymerase chain reaction-single stranded conformational polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) and immunohistochemical study were performed on the 41 intracranial meningiomas (21 benign, 11 atypical, and 9 malignant). The higher the p53 protein expression rate, the poo

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most prevalent primary hepatic malignancy and is globally the third leading cause of cancerrelated deaths. Despite significant advancements in diagnostic techniques and therapeutic interventions, HCC prognosis remains poor due to asymptomatic progression, frequent recurrence, and inadequate treatment responsiveness. The development of HCC is closely linked to chronic liver diseases, such as hepatitis B and C infections, alcoholic liver disease, and metabolic

Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are reported to be the leading cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections. Staphylococcus pettenkoferi is a novel member of CoNS that was first isolated from the human blood and bursitis wound in 2002. We have reported cases of 6 S. pettenkoferi strains isolated from blood specimens, including one pathogen and 5 contaminants and catheter colonizers. Brucker Biotyper (Brucker Daltonics, Bremen, Germany) and molecular typing with 16S rRNA gene sequencing con

The creatinine-based Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation can be calculated according to race, sex, and creatinine concentration (subgroup equation) or in the form expressed by one equation (single equation). Minor differences in the constants used in the CKD-EPI equations (subgroup vs single equations) could result in a significant difference in the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). We evaluated the impact of this difference in 79,709 Korean patients.

배경: 신속항원검사는 인플루엔자의 빠른 진단과 치료를 위해 흔히 사용되고 있다. 저자들은 새로이 소개된 BD VeritorSystem for Rapid Detection of Flu A＋B (BD Veritor System; BD Diagnostics, USA)의 성능을 다중 실시간 역전사 PCR검사법과 비교하여 평가하고자 하였다. 방법: 2013년 12월부터 2014년 4월까지 독감유사증상을 주소로 내원한 3,213명 환자에서 비인두 면봉이나 비강 면봉으로채취한 검체를 대상으로 BD Veritor System 검사를 시행하였다. 이중에서 AdvanSure RV real-time PCR (AdvanSure PCR;LG Life Sciences, Korea)을 이용하여 다중 실시간 역전사 PCR 검사를 동시에 시행한 127 검체를 대상으로 민감도와 특이도를 구하였다. 결과: BD Veritor System 검사 결과 41.3% (1,327/3,213)에서 인플루엔자 바이러스가 검출되었

Background: Glycated albumin (GA) is a better marker of short-term glycemic control than glycated hemoglobin (A1c). Dyslipidemia is the main cause of cardiovascular complications in diabetes mellitus (DM). Studies on the correlation of GA with lipid indices are sparse. We investigated the diagnostic utility of GA for DM and its relationship with serum lipid profiles compared with that of A1c. Methods: The GA enzymatic method was used to determine the diagnostic utility of GA for DM by using samp

Incidentally, hemoglobin (Hb) variants can be detected using HbA1c tests in clinical laboratories. We found 38 patients with Hb variants after reviewing a total of 29,398 HbA1c test results from January 2017 to December 2017. While reviewing the complete blood count results of the patients (N=36) using the Sysmex XN-9000 analyzer (Sysmex, Japan), 35 patients were flagged as unremarkable with respect to differential white blood cell (WBC) counts. However, 1 patient with a normal WBC count did not

Corynebacterium striatum is a commonly isolated contaminant in the clinical microbiology. However, it can be an opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised and even immunocompetent hosts. The increasing prevalence of C. striatum infection has been associated with immunosuppression and prosthetic devices. We report a case of meningitis with cerebrospinal fluid drainage and a case of catheter-related bloodstream infection caused by C. striatum. The isolates were identified as nondiphtherial Coryne

Emergence of new clonal chromosomal abnormality (CCA) has been reported in Philadelphia-negative cells in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) undergoing the tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment. However, the time of emergence and clinical significance of CCA remains to be elucidated. In this study, we report a CML patient undergoing TKI treatment who developed myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) after 206 months since the diagnosis of CML. Results of droplet digital PCR performed with s

Background: Protein S deficiency is a common cause of thrombophilia. Free protein S has been suggested as one of the best screening tests for this deficiency. We evaluated an immunoturbidimetric free protein S reagent, INNOVANCE Free Protein S Antigen (Free PS Ag; Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Germany), using a CS-5100 coagulation analyzer (Sysmex, Japan). Methods: The performance of INNOVANCE Free PS Ag was evaluated according to the CLSI guidelines. Precision, linearity, and verification of

Background: This study aimed to determine GATA1 expression levels to better characterize subgroups in BCR/ABL1-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). Methods: This study enrolled 49 patients diagnosed as having BCR/ABL1-negative MPN on the basis of the 2016 World Health Organization classification : nine polycythemia vera (PV), 17 essential thrombocythemia (ET), 12 prefibrotic primary myelofibrosis (prePMF), and 11 overt primary myelofibrosis (PMF). Relevant clinical and laboratory data w

한랭응집소병은 자가면역용혈성빈혈로, 정상체온 이하의 온도에서 용혈을 일으키는 자가항체인 한랭응집소에 의해 발생한다. 저자들은 한랭응집소병 환자에서 급성으로 악화된 중증 빈혈을혈장교환을 시행하여 성공적으로 치료한 증례를보고하는 바이다. 혈장교환은 이틀에 한번씩 총4회 시행하였다. 같은 시기에 총 8 단위의 세척적혈구를 수혈하였다. 그 후 혈색소가 4.0 g/dL에서7.8 g/dL로 상승하였다. 입원 12일째에 혈색소가다시 4.2 g/dL로 감소하였고 fludarabine 약물요법을 입원 14일째에 시작하였다. 환자는 증상이 호전되어 입원 30일에 퇴원하였다. 본 증례에서와같이, 혈장교환은 한랭응집소질환에서 급성 중증용혈성빈혈의 일시적인 호전을 위한 보조 치료방법으로 고려해 볼 수 있겠다.

Background: Natural killer (NK) cells play a key role in innate immune responses and are an important component of anti-cancer defenses. This study aimed to investigate the clinicopathological characteristics of NK cell activity (NKA) among various hematological malignancies at diagnosis and to evaluate their clinical value as a monitoring marker. Methods: A total of 111 patients that were newly diagnosed with hematological malignancies were recruited, comprising 18 acute myeloid leukemia (AML),

Although neutrophilia can manifest from various causes, it is important to be able to distinguish chronic neutrophilic leukemia (CNL) from neutrophilic leukemoid reactions (NLR). In this paper, we describe four cases of leukocytosis with neutrophilia, including one case of CNL with a T618I mutation in colony stimulating factor 3 receptor (CSF3R) and three cases of NLR associated with malignancy or sepsis, which were initially suspected as CNL. Of the three NLR cases, one was associated with ovar