Plasma nuclear DNA and mitochondrial DNA as prognostic markers in corrosive injury patients

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 300-304

  Chou, Chu Chung ^a,b   Fang, Hsin Yuan ^a,c   Chen, Yao Li ^a   Wu, Chin Yen ^a   Siao, Fu Yuan ^a   Chou, Ming Jen ^b  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Corrosive injury; Plasma mitochondrial DNA; Plasma nuclear DNA

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CELL NUCLEUS DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORROSION; CORROSIVE INJURY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CAUSTICS; DNA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STOMACH DISEASES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 50649092885     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000152846     Document Type: Article

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