Article
Evaluation of clinicopathologic characteristics and the BRAF V600E mutation in Erdheim-Chester disease among Chinese adults.
Annals of hematology - 1 Apr 2016
Cao Xin-Xin, Sun Jian, Li Jian, Zhong Ding-Rong, Niu Na, Duan Ming-Hui, Liang Zhi-Yong, Zhou Dao-Bin
Abstract excerpt
Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare form of histiocytosis with a broad, non-specific clinical spectrum. Here, we retrospectively evaluated the clinical and pathologic characteristics, presence of the BRAF V600E mutation, treatment options, and outcomes of Chinese patients diagnosed with ECD at our center. Patients diagnosed with ECD between January 2010 and April 2015 at Peking Union Medical College Hospital...
Topics
- Adult
- Asian People
- Bone and Bones
- Cardiovascular System
- Central Nervous System
- China
- Cytokines
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Erdheim-Chester Disease
- Female
- Fibrinogen