Publications by authors named "Chika Gotoh"
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted in Oita Prefecture, Japan, to assess food allergy support systems for school lunches as the number of affected children rises.* -
- Out of 106,008 surveyed students, 1.5% needed elimination diets, with fewer requiring medical certification, highlighting a significant difference in support based on diagnosis.* -
- There is a lack of proactive support in schools, with only 8.1% of institutions prepared to administer emergency treatments, indicating a need for better collaboration between medical professionals and educators to improve response to food allergies.*
Background: Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome is characterized by venous and/or arterial thrombosis, and is found in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Its diagnosis requires the presence of both clinical and laboratory findings, such as positive anti-cardiolipin and anti-β2 glycoprotein I antibodies and lupus anticoagulant. However, cardiolipin is a minor component of the vascular endothelial cells in human, and phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine are major components.
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