T-Cell Receptor Excision Circles in Newborns with Congenital Heart Disease

To determine if children with congenital heart disease (CHD) have lower newborn T-cell receptor excision circles (TREC) levels than the general population and to evaluate if low TREC levels in newborns with CHD are associated with clinical complications such as hospitalization for infection.

Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - July 1, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Brooke T. Davey, Robert W. Elder, Michelle M. Cloutier, Nicholas Bennett, Ji Hyun Lee, Zhu Wang, Adrienne Manning, Tam Doan, Megan Griffiths, Maria Perez, Neha Ahluwalia, Olga H. Toro-Salazar Tags: Original Article Source Type: research