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Infectious diseases
Ongoing outbreak of human adenovirus-associated acute respiratory illness in the Republic of Korea military, 2013 to 2018
Jae-Hoon Ko, Hyeong-taek Woo, Hong Sang Oh, Song Mi Moon, Joon Young Choi, Jeong Uk Lim, Donghoon Kim, Junsu Byun, Soon-Hwan Kwon, Daeyoun Kang, Jung Yeon Heo, Kyong Ran Peck
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(1):205-213. Published online September 5, 2019
Background/Aims: Human adenovirus type 55 (HAdV-55), an emerging epidemic strain, has caused several large outbreaks in the Korean military since 2014, and HAdV-associated acute respiratory illness (HAdV-ARI) has been continuously reported thereafter.
Methods: To evaluate the epidemiologic characte..
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Pulmonology
Blockade of thymic stromal lymphopoietin and CRTH2 attenuates airway inflammation in a murine model of allergic asthma
Hea Yon Lee, Hwa Young Lee, Jung Hur, Hye Seon Kang, Joon Young Choi, Chin Kook Rhee, Ji Young Kang, Young Kyoon Kim, Sook Young Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(3):619-629. Published online March 19, 2020
Background/Aims: Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is an epithelial cell-derived cytokine that plays a key role in Th2-mediated inflammation, both directly by promoting the proliferation of naïve CD4 Th2 cells, and indirectly by activating dendritic cells (DCs). TSLP-activated DCs induce the exp..
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Hemato-oncology
Clinical features and treatment outcomes of blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm: a single-center experience in Korea
Hae Su Kim, Hee-Jin Kim, Sun-Hee Kim, Joon Young Choi, Young Hyeh Ko, Won Seog Kim, Chul Won Jung, Seok Jin Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(5):890-899. Published online August 18, 2017
Background/Aims: Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is a rare hematologic malignancy that typically presents in the form of skin manifestations with or without lymph node and bone marrow involvement. Given its rarity and recent recognition as a distinct pathological entity, no stan..
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Diagnostic Value of a Chimeric TSH Receptor (Mc4)-Based Bioassay for Graves' Disease
Ji In Lee, Hye Won Jang, Soo Kyoung Kim, Joon Young Choi, Ji Young Kim, Kyu Yeon Hur, Jae Hyeon Kim, Yong-Ki Min, Jae Hoon Chung, Sun Wook Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2011;26(2):179-186. Published online June 1, 2011
Background/AimsGraves' disease (GD) is caused by thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) and thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin (TSI). We used a recently introduced, technically enhanced TSI bioassay to assess its diagnostic value and determine the cut-off in patients in h..
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