A knowledge-based system to aid with the clinical interpretation of complex serum protein data.

abstract：:In the Emergency Department it is mandatory to establish the diagnosis and the prognosis of acute pancreatitis as soon as possible. To evaluate whether the association of serum lipase either with serum beta2-microglobulin or with C-reactive protein allows simultaneously to establish the diagnosis and the prognosis of ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Pezzilli R,Morselli-Labate AM,Barakat B,Fiocchi M,Cappelletti O

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycosylation is among the most important post-translational modifications for proteins and is of intrinsic complex character compared with DNAs and naked proteins. Indeed, over 50%-70% of proteins in circulation are glycosylated, and the "sweet attachments" have versatile structural and functional implications. Both ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Wang M,Zhu J,Lubman DM,Gao C

更新日期：2019-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Potassium is an important serum ion that is frequently assayed in clinical laboratories. Quality assurance requires reference methods; thus, the establishment of a candidate reference method for serum potassium measurements is important. METHODS:An inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) metho...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Yan Y,Han B,Zeng J,Zhou W,Zhang T,Zhang J,Chen W,Zhang C

更新日期：2017-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE) is used to treat drug poisonings. The resultant hyperlipemia may affect laboratory tests but the consequences are poorly characterized. In a clinical trial we therefore investigated the effects of ILE on laboratory tests analyzed on common analytical platforms (Roche® cobas ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Petersen KM,Jørgensen NR,Bøgevig S,Petersen TS,Jensen TB,Dalhoff KP,Christensen MB

更新日期：2018-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:EGFR mutation is an emerging biomarker for treatment selection in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. However, optimal mutation detection is hindered by complications associated with the biopsy procedure, tumor heterogeneity and limited sensitivity of test methodology. In this study, we evaluated th...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Shin S,Kim J,Kim Y,Cho SM,Lee KA

更新日期：2017-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe thermal injury causes an immune dysfunction which includes a decrease of monocyte human leukocyte antigen DR (HLA-DR) expression. Interleukin-10 exerts a negative influence on this parameter in vitro. In this study we determined the prognostic value of reduced monocyte HLA-DR expression with regard to infectiou...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Sachse C,Prigge M,Cramer G,Pallua N,Henkel E

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence of the acute lack of interchangeable laboratory results and consensus in current practice among clinical laboratories has underpinned greater attention to standardization and harmonization projects. Although the focus is mainly on the standardization of measurement procedures, the scope of harmonization goes ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Plebani M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pneumatic tube transport of blood samples reduces turnaround times and labour. However, the preanalytical effects on new clinical chemistry parameters and instruments are not fully known. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of pneumatic tube transport on haematology and coagulation parameters, i...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Wallin O,Söderberg J,Grankvist K,Jonsson PA,Hultdin J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This document summarizes the steps in development of a new IFCC Master Program and outlines some of the ways the IFCC would assist in setting up such a regional Program. This is intended to be of assistance to those who wish to embark on such an endeavour. ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Fink NE,Allen LC,International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine.,IFCC Committee on Education and Curriculum Development, Education and Management Division.

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cholesterol homeostasis disorders may cause dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis progression and coronary artery disease (CAD) development. Evaluation of non-cholesterol sterols (NCSs) as synthesis and absorption markers, and lipoprotein particles quality may indicate the dyslipidemia early development. This study ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Gojkovic T,Vladimirov S,Spasojevic-Kalimanovska V,Zeljkovic A,Vekic J,Kalimanovska-Ostric D,Djuricic I,Sobajic S,Jelic-Ivanovic Z

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is an acquired disorder of the pluripotent stem cell resulting from the somatic mutation of the X-linked PIG-A gene, involved in the synthesis of the glycosylphosphatidyl-inositol anchor of membrane proteins such as CD55, CD59 and CD14. In the past decade, flow cytometry has b...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Hevessy Z,Nagy B Jr,Kiss F,Kiss A,Kappelmayer J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives Our recent survey of 44 mass spectrometry laboratories across 17 countries identified variation in internal standard (IS) choice for the measurement of serum/plasma 17α-hydroxyprogesterone (17OHP) by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The choice of IS may contribute to inter-method v...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Loh TP,Ho CS,Hartmann MF,Zakaria R,Lo CWS,van den Berg S,de Rijke YB,Cooke BR,Hoad K,Graham P,Davies SR,Mackay LG,Wudy SA,Greaves RF

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Apolipoprotein E (APOE) and choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) have been suggested as candidate genes for determining the risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease. The aim of this study was to simultaneously detect polymorphisms in codons 112 and 158 of APOE and codon 2 of ChAT by hybridization probe multiplexin...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Park HD,Park KU,Kim KW,Song J,Chang HE,Heo SR,Lee HJ,Kim JQ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The research into non-invasive and invasive prenatal diagnostic techniques developed almost in parallel. On the one hand the need was arising to ensure the birth of normal progeny in all cases, while on the other, it was not possible to eliminate the abortion risks connected with the invasiveness of amniocentesis (ris...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Torricelli F,Pescucci C

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain natriuretic peptide is proposed as a biochemical marker which could provide a useful screening test to select patients for further cardiac investigations in heart failure. The applicability of such a biochemical test in clinics, hospital wards, and clinical laboratories is dependent on its ease of use and on the...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Gobinet-Georges A,Valli N,Filliatre H,Dubernet MF,Dedeystere O,Bordenave L

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The study endpoint was to analyze the effect of preanalytical (time, temperature, anticoagulant) and analytical (imprecision, correlation between volume and platelet concentration) variables on mean platelet volume (MPV). A further aim was to calculate in an adult population the reference intervals using the...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Buttarello M,Mezzapelle G,Plebani M

更新日期：2018-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Intake of drugs may influence the interpretation of laboratory test results. Knowledge and correct interpretation of possible drug-laboratory test interactions (DLTIs) is important for physicians, pharmacists and laboratory specialists. Laboratory results may be affected by analytical or physiological effects of medic...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： van Balveren JA,Verboeket-van de Venne WPHG,Erdem-Eraslan L,de Graaf AJ,Loot AE,Musson REA,Oosterhuis WP,Schuijt MP,van der Sijs H,Verheul RJ,de Wolf HK,Kusters R,Hoedemakers RMJ,Dutch Society for Clinical Chemistry and Laborat

更新日期：2018-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of the role of pharmacotherapy in medicine, on the one hand, and the powerful technical possibilities that are now available on the other hand, therapeutic drug monitoring is a surprisingly neglected area of laboratory medicine. In this viewpoint article, an "omics approach" to pharmacovigilance and drug monit...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Vogeser M

更新日期：2020-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Small dense low-density lipoproteins (LDLs) have been associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) and type 2 diabetes in previous studies. However, the significance of small dense LDLs as a coronary risk factor for subjects with type 2 diabetes remains unclear. We measured mean LDL particle diameter by gradient gel e...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Yoon Y,Song J,Park HD,Park KU,Kim JQ

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Risk prediction algorithms for coronary heart disease (CHD) are recommended for clinical use. However, their predictive ability remains modest and the inclusion of genetic risk may improve their performance. METHODS:QRISK2 was used to assess CHD risk using conventional risk factors (CRFs). The performance o...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Beaney KE,Cooper JA,Drenos F,Humphries SE

更新日期：2017-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are several methods for calculating serum osmolality, and their accordance with measured osmolality is the subject of controversy. METHODS:The concentrations of sodium, potassium, glucose, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and osmolalities of 210 serum samples were measured. Two empirical equations were deduc...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Rasouli M,Kalantari KR

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the most common viral infections worldwide causing major human chronic pathology. Viral RNA can be detected 1-3 weeks after infection and in cases where HCV RNA is still detectable after 6 months, the patient is considered to be chronically infected. Early detection is cruci...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Bashiardes S,Richter J,Christodoulou CG

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lactase persistence is an inherited autosomal dominant trait that confers the ability to digest lactose after weaning. Lactose persistence is caused by single nucleotide variants in a regulatory element for the lactase gene (LCT). In Europeans, lactase persistence is associated with the nucleotide variant LC...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Strand H,Sørensen LK,Ingebretsen OC

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), an endogenous competitive inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase plays an important role in endothelial dysfunction processes. Recent studies have linked high ADMA levels with several pathological conditions. The interest as a marker of endothelial dysfunction has increased in...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Gervasoni J,Bonelli F,Zuppi C,Zappacosta B,Mordente A,Calvani R,Persichilli S

更新日期：2011-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) is a precursor of the intestinal type of gastric cancer, the second leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. GastroPanel is a recently marketed serological kit for the non-invasive diagnosis of CAG, defined by some authors "even more reliable than biopsy histology". T...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Lombardo L,Leto R,Molinaro G,Migliardi M,Ravarino N,Rocca R,Torchio B

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thrombopoietin (TPO), a growth factor primarily involved in regulating thrombopoiesis, has been recently implicated in the pathogenesis of sepsis. TPO levels are, indeed, greatly increased in patients with sepsis compared to control subjects, and correlate with sepsis severity. The aim of this study was to e...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Segre E,Pigozzi L,Lison D,Pivetta E,Bosco O,Vizio B,Suppo U,Turvani F,Morello F,Battista S,Moiraghi C,Montrucchio G,Lupia E

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent revision of ISO15189 has further strengthened its position as the standard for accreditation for medical laboratories. Both for laboratories and their customers it is important that the scope of such accreditation is clear. Therefore the European co-operation for accreditation (EA) demands that the national...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Thelen MH,Vanstapel FJ,Kroupis C,Vukasovic I,Boursier G,Barrett E,Bernabeu Andreu F,Brguljan PM,Brugnoni D,Lohmander M,Sprongl L,Vodnik T,Ghita I,Vaubourdolle M,Huisman W,Working Group Accreditation ISO\/CEN standards (WG-A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Authors are usually invited to follow the instructions to authors in scientific journals, because this section is likely to contain unique requirements, such as the references style requested. Authors not only must accurately check the instructions, but are also expected to verify references against the original docum...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Salvagno GL,Lippi G,Montagnana M,Guidi GC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite many years of study, clinical trials of new drugs to prevent thrombosis have often been disappointing. Part of the problem lies in our incomplete understanding of the regulation of plasminogen activation and/or inhibition in vivo. We have previously shown that in vitro nitration of plasminogen in plasma by per...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Hathuc C,Hermo R,Schulze J,Gugliucci A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biochemical measurements in "special fluids" are complicated with the problem of reference intervals. Reference intervals are difficult to establish for these types of samples since they are usually only collected in patients with clinical suspicion of disease. Determination of neurotransmitter metabolites in cerebros...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Dhondt JL

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00