Butyrylcholinesterase Levels on Admission Predict Severity and 12-Month Mortality in Hospitalized AIDS Patients

• Main Authors: Lijun Xu (Author), Biao Zhu (Author), Ying Huang (Author), Zongxing Yang (Author), Jia Sun (Author), Yan Xu (Author), Jinlei Zheng (Author), Sabine Kinloch (Author), Michael T. Yin (Author), Honglei Weng (Author), Nanping Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) is synthesized mainly in the liver and an important marker in many infectious/inflammatory diseases, but its role in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients is not clear. We wished to ascertain if BChE level is associated with the progression/progn...