Background: Cholelithiasis is a rare disease in infants, and there is limited data on its risk factors and management.
Objectives: To evaluate the risk factors, management, and response to medical treatment of cholelithiasis in infants.
Methods: Infants diagnosed with cholelithiasis by ultrasound between 2018 and 2023 were retrospectively analyzed.
Data-dependent liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry is challenged by the large concentration range of proteins in plasma and related fluids. We adapted the SCoPE method from single-cell proteomics to pericardial fluid, where a myocardial tissue carrier was used to aid protein quantification. The carrier proteome and patient samples were labeled with distinct isobaric labels, which allowed separate quantification.
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