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Rihwa Choi, MD

Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine; Green Cross …
Verified email at gclabs.co.kr
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[HTML][HTML] Recommendations for optimizing tuberculosis treatment: therapeutic drug monitoring, pharmacogenetics, and nutritional status considerations

R Choi, BH Jeong, WJ Koh, SY Lee - Annals of laboratory …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Although tuberculosis is largely a curable disease, it remains a major cause of morbidity and
mortality worldwide. Although the standard 6-month treatment regimen is highly effective for …

[HTML][HTML] High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in pregnant Korean women: the first trimester and the winter season as risk factors for vitamin D deficiency

R Choi, S Kim, H Yoo, YY Cho, SW Kim, JH Chung… - Nutrients, 2015 - mdpi.com
We investigated the vitamin D status of Korean women during pregnancy and assessed the
effects of vitamin D deficiency on two pregnancy outcomes; preterm births and the births of …

[HTML][HTML] A prospective study of serum trace elements in healthy Korean pregnant women

R Choi, J Sun, H Yoo, S Kim, YY Cho, HJ Kim, SW Kim… - Nutrients, 2016 - mdpi.com
This prospective study sought to investigate serum levels of trace elements (cobalt, copper,
zinc, and selenium) and to assess their effects on pregnancy and neonatal outcomes. Serum …

[HTML][HTML] PHKA2 mutation spectrum in Korean patients with glycogen storage disease type IX: prevalence of deletion mutations

R Choi, HD Park, B Kang, SY Choi, CS Ki, SY Lee… - BMC Medical …, 2016 - Springer
Background Molecular diagnosis of glycogen storage diseases (GSDs) is important to
enable accurate diagnoses and make appropriate therapeutic plans. The aim of this study …

Pathway genes and metabolites in thiopurine therapy in Korean children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

R Choi, I Sohn, MJ Kim, HI Woo, JW Lee… - British journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aims We aimed to investigate the impact of various genetic polymorphisms affecting
thiopurine metabolism pathways and toxicity in paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of iron deficiency anemia indicated for intravenous iron treatment in the Korean population

R Choi, G Chun, MJ Park, SG Lee, EH Lee - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
We aimed to investigate the number and prevalence of patients indicated for intravenous
iron treatment in a large Korean population using criteria based on laboratory test results in …

[HTML][HTML] Novel SLC37A4 mutations in Korean patients with glycogen storage disease Ib

R Choi, HD Park, JM Ko, J Lee, DH Lee… - Annals of laboratory …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Molecular techniques are fundamental for establishing an accurate diagnosis
and therapeutic approach of glycogen storage diseases (GSDs). We aimed to evaluate …

A proposal for an individualized pharmacogenetic-guided isoniazid dosage regimen for patients with tuberculosis

JA Jung, TE Kim, H Lee, BH Jeong… - Drug design …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background/aim Isoniazid (INH) is an essential component of first-line anti-tuberculosis (TB)
treatment. However, treatment with INH is complicated by polymorphisms in the expression …

[HTML][HTML] Serum trace elements and their associations with breast cancer subgroups in Korean breast cancer patients

R Choi, MJ Kim, I Sohn, S Kim, I Kim, JM Ryu, HJ Choi… - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
The relationships between serum levels of trace elements and breast cancer remain
relatively unknown. In this study, we investigate serum levels of seven trace elements in …

Evaluation of vitamin status in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

J Oh, R Choi, HD Park, H Lee, BH Jeong, HY Park… - Journal of Infection, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective Vitamins are known to be associated with immunity and nutrition. Moreover,
vitamin deficiency can affect host immunity to various infectious diseases, including …