Immunoregulatory Protein Profiles of Necrotizing Enterocolitis versus Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation in Preterm Infants

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

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036977

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Immunoregulatory Protein Profiles of Necrotizing Enterocolitis versus Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation in Preterm Infants

Kathy Yuen Yee Chan ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Kathy Yuen Yee Chan, Pak Cheung Ng

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Fiona Wan Lun Leung,

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Hugh Simon Lam,

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Yuk Him Tam,

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Ka Fai To,

Affiliation Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Hon Ming Cheung,

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Kam Tong Leung,

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Terence Chuen Wai Poon,

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Kim Hung Lee,

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Karen Li,

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Tai Fai Fok,

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Pak Cheung Ng

Contributed equally to this work with: Kathy Yuen Yee Chan, Pak Cheung Ng

* E-mail: pakcheungng@cuhk.edu.hk

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Immunoregulatory Protein Profiles of Necrotizing Enterocolitis versus Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation in Preterm Infants

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

Published: May 14, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036977

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