Do red blood cell transfusions increase fecal calprotectin levels in premature infants?
RBC transfusions, anemia and prolonged RBC storage were associated with an increase in intestinal inflammation.
The significant association between elevated PLK1 and TP53 mutation in women with breast cancer is consistent with escape from repression of PLK1 expression by mutant p53. Tumours expressing elevated PLK1, but lacking functional p53, may be potential targets for novel anti-PLK1-targeted drugs.