Quantitative determination of erythrocyte folate vitamer distribution by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

abstract：:Introduction Element-tagged immunoassay coupled with inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) detection has the potential to revolutionize immunoassay analysis in clinical detection; however, a systematic evaluation with the standard guidelines of the assay is needed to ensure its performance meets the re...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Jiang W,Sun G,Wen X,Men S,Cui W,Jing M,Jia X,Hu Z,Pu D,Zhang S,Yuan X,Liu X,Zhang X,Wang C

更新日期：2020-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite substantial evidence indicating the association of hyperhomocysteinemia (hHcys) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD), the pathogenic role of increased plasma homocysteine (Hcys) levels in the progression of ESRD remains unclear. This review will briefly summarize recent findings regarding the role of hHcys in th...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Pin-Lan L,Fan Y,Ningjun L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The VU University Medical Center (VUmc) was the first hospital in the Netherlands to introduce the Delfia Xpress for the analysis of free beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin (beta-hCG) and pregnancy associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) in the first trimester screening program for Down syndrome. Since then, ot...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Linskens IH,Levitus M,Frans A,Schielen PC,van Vugt JM,Blankenstein MA,Dijstelbloem HM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adult-type hypolactasia is characterized by the inability to digest lactose during adulthood, due to lactase (LCT) deficiency. It is usually diagnosed by the measurement of breath hydrogen increase after a lactose load (breath hydrogen test, BHT). A substitution of C to T at position -13910 bp upstream the L...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Mottes M,Belpinati F,Milani M,Saccomandi D,Petrelli E,Calacoci M,Chierici R,Pignatti PF,Borgna-Pignatti C

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To prospectively evaluate the role of procalcitonin (PCT) in detecting or excluding medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) among patients with thyroid nodules and increased calcitonin (CT) levels. METHODS:Fourteen of 1236 patients referred for thyroid nodules had increased serum CT >10 pg/mL. A stimulation test ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Giovanella L,Verburg FA,Imperiali M,Valabrega S,Trimboli P,Ceriani L

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low levels of plasma homocysteine have been found in children and adult populations living in Burkina Faso in association with a low prevalence of coronary heart disease. METHODS:Based on this finding, the levels of plasma homocysteine and other thiols (cysteine, cysteinylglycine, glutathione) in postmenopa...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Chillemi R,Simpore J,Persichilli S,Minucci A,D'Agata A,Musumeci S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Customer satisfaction is a key quality indicator of laboratory service. Patients and physicians are the ultimate customers in medical laboratory, and their opinions are essential components in developing a customer-oriented laboratory. METHODS:A longitudinal investigation of customer satisfaction was conduc...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Guo S,Duan Y,Liu X,Jiang Y

更新日期：2018-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The circulating levels of plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) are increased in individuals carrying the 4G allele at position -675 of the PAI-1 gene. In turn, overexpression of PAI-1 has been found to affect both atheroma and thrombosis. However, the association between PAI-1 levels and the incide...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Nikolopoulos GK,Bagos PG,Tsangaris I,Tsiara CG,Kopterides P,Vaiopoulos A,Kapsimali V,Bonovas S,Tsantes AE

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：:There are large differences in the use of laboratory tests between hospitals in Sweden. These differences are not only due to differences between the patients treated but also to differences in practice. Use of laboratory test seems to reflect local traditions to a large extent. These large variations in practice are ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Larsson A,Palmer M,Hultén G,Tryding N

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interleukins, interferons and oxidative DNA products are important biomarkers assessing the inflammations and tissue damages caused by toxic materials in the body. We tried to evaluate distributions, reference values and age related changes of blood levels of inflammatory cytokines, C-reactive protein (CRP),...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Murase T,Kitamura H,Kochi T,Terunuma N,Kurosaki S,Hata K,Yanagi N,Uchino B,Kitahara K,Morimoto Y,Kasai H,Sasaki T,Ogami A,Higashi T

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The biochemical determination of cardiac natriuretic peptides, primarily brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and the amino-terminal fragment of its pro-hormone proBNP (NT-proBNP), are reliable tools for diagnosing cardiac disease, establishing prognosis and evaluating the effectiveness of treatment. These biomar...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Zaninotto M,Mion MM,Di Serio F,Caputo M,Ottomano C,Plebani M

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) distinguishes iron deficiency anemia from other types of anemia. Refractory iron deficiency anemia is often the onset symptom in malabsorption-induced celiac disease. We evaluated whether sTfR levels distinguish celiac disease-associated iron deficiency anemia from iron deficien...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： De Caterina M,Grimaldi E,Di Pascale G,Salerno G,Rosiello A,Passaretti M,Scopacasa F

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The few available External Quality Assessment (EQA) programs on urinary sediment rarely include an evaluation of clinical cases. The present paper provides a descriptive analysis of clinical cases included in the Italian EQA program on urinary sediment. METHODS:Ten cases were presented over a 5-year period ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Fogazzi GB,Secchiero S,Garigali G,Plebani M

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as carbohydrate intolerance during pregnancy. In Denmark the health service offers selective screening for GDM, i.e., admission to an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) after pre-screening with interview for clinical risk factors for GDM, two capillary fasting blood gluco...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Schytte T,Jørgensen LG,Brandslund I,Petersen PH,Andersen B

更新日期：2004-01-01 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:Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a public health problem in many countries. Chitotriosidase (ChT) is an enzyme secreted by activated macrophages that catalyzes the hydrolysis of chitin and chitin-like substrates. The goal of this study was to assess the relationship between serum ChT activity and mo...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Kurt YG,Cayci T,Onguru P,Akgul EO,Yaman H,Aydin I,Bodur H,Turker T,Kurt I,Cevik MA,Erbil MK

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-invasive biochemical markers are needed to support the diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (UC), an incurable disease of unknown pathology. Midkine is an angiogenic cytokine, chemotactic towards neutrophils and macrophages, and a T-regulatory cell suppressor. METHODS:Serum midkine was measured immunoenzymat...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Krzystek-Korpacka M,Neubauer K,Matusiewicz M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:External quality assessment schemes (EQAS) are being established worldwide to support the faecal immunochemical test (FIT) for haemoglobin (Hb). FIT is widely used as a screening test for colorectal cancer and increasingly in assessment of patients presenting with symptoms. EQA for FIT is provided in several...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： O'Driscoll S,Piggott C,Bruce H,Benton SC

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The new swine influenza (H1N1) requires fast and accurate diagnosis. Currently, there are few reports about the diagnostic performance of influenza antigen tests with regard to the H1N1 virus infection. We evaluated the reactivity of eight commercially available rapid antigen tests in samples from confirmed ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Herzum I,Lutz T,Koch F,Geisel R,Gehrt A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Aberrant kallikrein activity is observed in a number of inflammatory dermatoses. Up-regulation of kallikrein-5 (KLK5) activity leads to uncontrolled skin desquamation and cleavage of proteinase-activated receptor-2 (PAR2), causing the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines and disruption of epidermal barrier...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Di Paolo CT,Filippou PS,Yu Y,Poda G,Diamandis EP,Prassas I

更新日期：2019-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:In Greece, there is no officially organized training in clinical chemistry for scientists. The Greek Society of Clinical Chemistry-Clinical Biochemistry (GSCC-CB), following the encouragement of the EC4/RC decided to organize a voluntary Register for specialists in clinical chemistry. The following criteria for regist...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Rizos D,Karababa P,Nikolou C,Sarandakou A,Panagiotakis O,Ferderigou A,Haliassos A,Makris K,Psarra K,Bairaktari E,Spyropoulou P,Galiatsatos N,Trakas N,Seferiadis K,Greek National Clinical Chemistry Registration Commission.

更新日期：2011-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides an overview of the role of metabolite toxicity, low-grade inflammation and disturbed cellular signaling in obesity, glucose intolerance and diabetes. It also highlights links between this continuum of deteriorating glucose tolerance and atherosclerosis. Obesity, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascu...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Dominiczak MH

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biological variation (BV) data enable assessment of the significance of changes in serial measurements observed within a subject and are used to set analytical quality specifications. This data is available in a database held in Westgard website (http://www.westgard.com/biodatabase1.htm). Some limitations of...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Carobene A

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The improvement of the consistency of gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) activity results among different assays after calibration with a common material was estimated. We evaluated if this harmonization could lead to reference limits common to different routine methods. METHODS:Seven laboratories measured GGT...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Steinmetz J,Schiele F,Gueguen R,Férard G,Henny J,Periodic Health Examination Centers Laboratory Working Group.

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic rejection accounts for the greatest loss of renal allografts. HLA mismatching has been minimised by organ allocation and new immunosuppressive drugs have been employed, but the average cadaveric graft survival still does not exceed 12 years. Though the aetiology is multifactorial, one contributory factor for t...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Gerstenkorn C,Robertson H,Mohamed MA,O'Donnell M,Ali S,Talbot D

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Certain genetic polymorphisms can lead to differences in immunity function, resulting in different clinical outcomes for hepatitis B virus (HBV) patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene polymorphisms and HBV infection status in northern Chinese i...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Yin Z,Xiong C,Wang Y,Zhou X,Yan SK

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cytochrome P450 3A5 (CYP3A5) and ABCB1 polymorphisms have been shown to influence tacrolimus (Tc) blood concentrations in the stable phase after organ transplantation. We hypothesized that Tc pharmacokinetics may be affected by genetic mutations subsequent to starting doses. METHODS:We retrospectively analy...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Mourad M,Wallemacq P,De Meyer M,Brandt D,Van Kerkhove V,Malaise J,Chaïb Eddour D,Lison D,Haufroid V

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients benefit from targeted therapies both in first- and second-line treatment. Nevertheless, molecular profiling of lung cancer tumors after first disease progression is seldom performed. The analysis of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) enables not only non-invasive bioma...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Provencio M,Pérez-Barrios C,Barquin M,Calvo V,Franco F,Sánchez E,Sánchez R,Marsden D,Cristóbal Sánchez J,Martin Acosta P,Laza-Briviesca R,Cruz-Bermúdez A,Romero A

更新日期：2020-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been proposed that only anti-thyroid-peroxidase (TPOAb) and not anti-thyroglobulin (TgAb) antibodies should be assayed in the diagnosis of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD). METHODS:We analyzed the thyroid autoantibody profile with a multiplex bead array system, which allows simultaneous measurement ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Tozzoli R,Villalta D,Kodermaz G,Bagnasco M,Tonutti E,Bizzaro N

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00