The diagnostic and prognostic significance of SCUBE1 levels in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

MENTEŞE, AHMET; YILMAZ, GÜRDAL; SUMER, Aysegul; ARSLAN, Mustafa; KARAHAN, SÜLEYMAN; Koksal, Iftihar

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2013.03.014

The diagnostic and prognostic significance of SCUBE1 levels in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

MENTEŞE A., YILMAZ G., SUMER A., ARSLAN M., KARAHAN S. C., Koksal I.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.17, sa.11, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 11
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.03.014
Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Anahtar Kelimeler: SCUBE1, CCHF, Prognostic significance, Hemorrhagic fever, Biomarker, PROTEIN, DOMAIN
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: The new biochemical marker, signal peptide-CUB-EGF domain-containing protein 1 (SCUBE1), is secreted and cell surface glycoprotein expressed during early embryogenesis. The protein is found in platelet and endothelial cells. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), which is caused by a tick-borne virus belonging to the Bunyaviridae family, may present with a mild clinical course or may exhibit a severe profile with potentially fatal hemorrhaging. The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic and prognostic significance of SCUBE1 levels in CCHF.