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Reproducibility of circulating endothelial cell enumeration and activation in children and adolescents.
Biomarkers in medicine - 1 May 2016
Ryder Justin R, O'Connell Michael J, Rudser Kyle D, Fox Claudia K, Solovey Anna N, Hebbel Robert P, Kelly Aaron S
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INTRODUCTION: We examined the reproducibility of circulating endothelial cells (CEC) enumeration and activation among youth. MATERIALS AND METHODS: CECs from 151 youth were measured at baseline and 1 week follow-up. Enumeration of CEC in fresh whole blood was determined by direct assessment of buffy coat smears (CD146+ nucleated cells) and activated CEC (%VCAM-1 expression) was determined after immunomagnetic...
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