Serum endocan and endothelial dysfunction in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivors: a tertiary center experience.
Laila M SheriefElhamy R Abd El-KhalekIbrahim A LibdaOsama A GaberNaglaa M KamalBasma K SolimanWesam A MokhtarGhada A MokhtarHosam E SalahGehad M KamarMarwa ZakariaPublished in: Therapeutic advances in chronic disease (2021)
The survivors of childhood ALL demonstrated an elevated level of serum endocan and increased cIMT. These can be used as predictors of endothelial dysfunction, and, as a consequence, the risk of developing premature atherosclerosis.