175 ERRATA CORRIGE Erratum Circulating Apo 2L levels

175 ERRATA CORRIGE Erratum Circulating Apo 2L levels

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Erratum
Circulating Apo 2L levels decreased in genotype II hepatitis C with
pegylated interferon-2 alpha treatmen
Arzu Didem Yalcin1, Betul Celik2, Sukran Kose3, Derya Seyman4,
Saadet Gumuslu5, Ata Nevzat Yalcin6
1
Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Antalya Training Hospital, Antalya, Turkey;
2
Department of Pathology, Antalya Training Hospital, Antalya, Turkey;
3
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Allergy and Clinical
Immunology Unit, Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey;
4
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,
Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Turkey;
5
Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine,
Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey;
6
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology,
Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
Erratum
Following publication of the original article
(Le Infezioni in Medicina, 2014, vol:22 (4):pp:283-287) we became aware of the
following errors in Table 1 and Figure 1 which we wish to correct. These corrections
have no impact over the study results, their interpretation or conclusions.
The correct Table 1 and Figure 1 are the following:
Table 1 - Laboratory characteristics of the patients (group IA, IB, IC).
Period
Patients
HCVRNA (IU/mL)
Apo-2L (pg/mL)
Pre-Interferon
Post-Interferon 6th Week
(n=11)
(n=11)
Post-Interferon 12nd Week
(n=11)
1583350.89 ± 395745.61
4625.08 ± 1338.43
711.83 ± 518.74
250.24 ± 12.9
223.23± 8.41
183.39 ± 8.12
WBC (mm3)
7783. 4 9 ± 771.38
4008.97 ± 118.64
2115.92 ± 196.72
Hgb(g/dL)
13.14 ± 1.63
12.87 ± 0.69
12.21 ± 0.71
MPV (um3)
Platelet (mm3)
GGT (U/L)
11.84 ± 1.23
11.64 ± 0.35
11.53 ± 0.49
175389.93 ± 13361.78
122496.84± 18124.47
125792.844 ± 12563.83
59.38 ± 1.74
41.32 ± 2.14
35.28 ± 0.12
AFP (ng/mL)
6.82 ± 0.95
5.61 ± 0.28
4.82 ± 1.04
ALT (U/L)
82.52 ± 5.29
43.85 ± 6.53
27.61 ± 3.51
LDH (U/L)
234.26 ± 14.23
225.23±10.19
219.98±12.97
AST (U/L)
59.83 ± 17.00
30.33 ± 6.42
27.42 ± 2.89
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Figure 1 - STRAIL levels. Group IA (mean+SEM): 250.24±12.9; Group IB (mean+SEM): 223.23±8.41;
Group IC (mean+SEM): 183.39±8.12.