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Comparison of plasma PARK7 and NDKA diagnostic value in acute stroke
Dieudonne Steve M Tulantched1, Zhao Min1, Wang-Xiao Feng1
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, PR China.
Aim:
In this prospective case-control study we aimed to compare diagnostic value of plasma PARK7 and NDKA in early diagnosis of acute stroke and evaluate the validated diagnostic values of PARK7 and NDKA in an independent patient cohort. We then assessed the quantitative relationship between the release of these markers: stroke severity and time. Blood samples were drawn upon hospital admission and 14 days later. PARK7 and NDKA concentrations were measured using an ELISA.
Results:
The expression of PARK7 (area under the curve [AUC] = 0.897) in acute stroke patients was more significant than in controls, relative to the NDKA expression (AUC = 0.462); p < 0.05. Their expressions were not related to the clinical characteristics of both groups; p > 0.05.
Conclusion:
Even though both markers cannot differentiate stroke etiologies (ischemic or hemorrhagic), plasma PARK7 has better diagnostic value than NDKA for early diagnosis of stroke. 72 plasma samples obtained from acute stroke patients and 78 plasma samples collected from non-stroke patients were analyzed in this study.
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