Folic acid clearances and basal serum folate levels in patients with thyroid disease.

abstract：:Improvements in the Zimmermann reaction are effected by using methanol as a solvent for the reagents employed in the reaction in place of ethanol or aqueous ethanol. The advantages are as follows. Considerably lower blanks are obtained; extraneous chromogens are negligible at the wavelength of measurement, so that no ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： BEALE RN,BOSTROM JO,CROFT D

更新日期：1962-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein HC and protein HC-IgA complex were measured in 18 different types of fluid sample from healthy subjects and patients with different illnesses to determine if the concentrations of protein HC and protein HC-IgA complexes could be used to monitor certain diseases, when measured separately. The normal values for ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Fernández-Luna JL,Leyva-Cobián F,Méndez E

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum haptoglobin levels have been studied in patients with a number of haemolytic disorders. In general, serum haptoglobins were low in patients with increased haemolysis. Values were reduced irrespective of whether haemolysis occurred intravascularly or extravascularly. The reduction was related to the amount of hae...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Owen JA,de Gruchy GC,Smith H

更新日期：1960-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of radiotherapy on normal buccal mucosa was investigated using the quantitative techniques of cytomorphology (measurement of nuclear and cytoplasmic area) and DNA cytophotometry. These techniques were applied to smears obtained before, during, and after irradiation. Nuclear area and cytoplasmic area increas...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ogden GR,Cowpe JG,Green MW

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Neisseria species other than N gonorrhoeae and N meningitidis normally comprise part of the commensal bacterial flora of the oropharynx, they may occasionally act as opportunistic pathogens. Infections in which these organisms have been implicated include cases of endocarditis, meningitis, septicaemia, otitis...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Johnson AP

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of placenta accreta, defined as the abnormal adherence of the placenta to the uterine wall, has been increasing alarmingly in the developed as well as the developing world. There is considerable maternal morbidity and mortality related to the condition. The pathophysiology focuses on the balance between ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Khong TY

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the modification of a commercially available rapid slide screening test(1) for anti-streptolysin O to give quantitative results. The modified technique is compared with the long-established haemolytic technique of Rantz and Randall (1945). The quantitative results for both techniques are shown to ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ingram GB,Hughes JE

更新日期：1972-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for the neutron activation analysis of copper in biological material is described and applied to the diagnosis and management of four cases of Wilson's disease. Results obtained for serum and urine are in agreement with values obtained by established colorimetric techniques. The method described can estimate ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Fell GS,Smith H,Howie RA

更新日期：1968-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryostat sections from 160 rectal suction biopsies were stained for cholinesterases by the method of Karnovsky and Roots (1964) in an attempt to facilitate the diagnosis of Hirschsprung's disease. The method proved at least as reliable as experienced assessment of paraffin haematoxylin-eosin sections, and appeared to ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Trigg PH,Belin R,Haberkorn S,Long WJ,Nixon HH,Plaschkes J,Spitz L,Willital GH

更新日期：1974-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A knowledge-based computer system, designed to assist pathologists in the histological diagnosis of breast disease, is described. This system represents knowledge in the form of "disease profiles" and uses a novel inference model based on the mathematical technique of hypergraphs. Its design overcomes many of the limi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Heathfield H,Bose D,Kirkham N

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine the prognostic usefulness of the Nottingham histological grade (NHG) and its components in a series of 270 patients with stage pT1N0M0 breast cancer with a median follow up of 12.5 years. METHODS:Microscopic slides were re-examined and the degree of tubule formation, nuclear pleomorphism, and mitotic...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Frkovic-Grazio S,Bracko M

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet transfusions have the highest incidence of post-transfusion sepsis compared with any other blood products. Recent reports suggest that platelet-related bacteraemia occurs at a frequency of approximately 50 times greater than that for red blood cells. The source is usually skin contaminants from the donor and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Coutinho H,Galloway A,Ajdukiewicz K,Cleeve V

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of serological investigations on patients with joint pain, arthralgia or polyarthritis were analysed and this information was used to develop a diagnostic algorithm to ensure optimal utilisation of laboratory resources. Accordingly, all cases are now examined for parvovirus IgM, mycoplasma IgM and streptococca...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Jones JW,Pether JV,Frost RW

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The simultaneous estimation of steroids in plasma was carried out by the assay of cortisol, corticosterone, and testosterone. The method entails separation by means of thin layer chromatography, followed by conversion to a fluorophore and fluorimetric measurement. Its major advantages are its high specificity, its abi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Mattingly D,Martin H,Tyler C

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is the second most common malignancy, most frequently affecting the head and neck. Treatment often requires surgery and can have significant functional morbidity. Research into disease pathogenesis and second line medical management of cSCC is limited. We assess geneti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Zilberg C,Lee MW,Kraitsek S,Ashford B,Ranson M,Shannon K,Iyer NG,Ch'ng S,Low TH,Palme C,Clark J,Gupta R,Yu B

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of blood culture examination using the radiometric (Bactec-460) system for one year showed no overall improvement compared with those of the previous three years when a manual system with early blind subculture was used. The isolates from the manual system were available more often on solid media, 24 hours ear...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ganguli LA,Keaney MG,Hyde WA,Fraser SB

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemoglobin, haematocrit, and plasma iron values were estimated on blood samples collected from 100 male and 113 female National Blood Transfusion Service blood donors, and from 83 male and 66 female age-matched control subjects. No significant differences in any of these values were found to exist between the donors ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： French EA,Sitlani PK

更新日期：1969-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine whether the monoclonal antibody (MoAb) 83D4, previously shown to be highly specific for carcinoma cells, can be used as an immunocytological marker to discriminate between benign and malignant cells in serous effusions; and to test for a correlation between expression of the antigen reacting with MoAb...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Beuzelin-Yvraut M,Bourguignat A,Phillips E,Roseto A,Osinaga E

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we report the pathological findings of nine complete autopsies of individuals who died in community settings in the UK, three of which were positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), three tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 but are likely false negatives, and three died of other respi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Youd E,Moore L

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:IgG4 disease is rare. However, IgG4 tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN) is the most common renal manifestation. IgG4 disease is usually associated with elevated serum IgG4 levels and other organ involvement, low-density renal lesions on enhanced CT imaging and immune activation. The incidence of IgG4-TIN may be unde...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Mac K,Wu XJ,Mai J,Howlin K,Suranyi M,Yong J,Makris A

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A microcomputer system for use in the sequential processing of specimens has been developed in a hospital microbiology department which receives 90 000 specimens a year. Data handling is performed directly through the computers without the use of cards or worksheets. The system facilitates the multistep processing of ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ashley R,Downing B

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the morphology of the pathognomonic Reed-Sternberg cells of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) was described over a century ago, it was not until recently that their origin from B lymphocytes was recognised. The demonstration that a proportion of cases of HL harbour the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and that its genome is mono...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kapatai G,Murray P

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:These guidelines update the previous UK HER2 testing guidelines and have been formulated to give advice on methodology, interpretation and quality assurance to ensure that HER2 testing results are accurate, reliable and timely with the expansion of testing to all patients with breast cancer at the time of primary diag...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Walker RA,Bartlett JM,Dowsett M,Ellis IO,Hanby AM,Jasani B,Miller K,Pinder SE

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electron microscopical and cytochemical studies of intestinal biopsies from a patient with typical features of the Cronkhite-Canada syndrome show that the primary process affects the crypts. This results in cystic dilatation associated with expansion and focal degeneration of the crypt compartment of the intestinal ep...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Jenkins D,Stephenson PM,Scott BB

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutation at the kinase domain and EGFR gene amplification are reported to be predictors of the response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors in lung cancer cases. In malignant mesothelioma (MM), the role of EGFR is less clear. METHODS:Thirty-eight MM specimens were...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Enomoto Y,Kasai T,Takeda M,Takano M,Morita K,Kadota E,Iizuka N,Maruyama H,Haratake J,Kojima Y,Ikeda N,Inatsugi N,Nonomura A

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:A twofold increased risk for breast cancer has been reported recently for women with late onset diabetes. Most studies showed that there were differences in serum concentrations of insulin-like growth factors and related proteins between women with and without diabetes who have breast cancer. This study...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Nardon E,Buda I,Stanta G,Buratti E,Fonda M,Cattin L

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this necropsy review of 37 cases of acute pancreatitis, evidence is presented that there are at least two different initiating mechanisms in acute necrotising pancreatitis in man. Firstly, there is primary duct inflammation, with subsequent inflammation and necrosis of the pancreatic parenchyma surrounding the excr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Foulis AK

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four hundred faecal samples, collected at approximately weekly intervals during the first year of life from nine babies, were examined for the presence of viruses. Only nine (2.3%) samples contained a virus detectable by electron microscopy, and on all but one occasion only one type of virus was present and that in sm...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Harbour J,Shipp AP,Waller DK,Higgins PG

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical features and special investigations in a case of multiple myelomatosis are described. The finding of exfoliated ;myeloma cells' in the urine of this case is thought to be unique, these cells closely resembling the myeloma cells seen in the bone marrow. The necropsy findings indicated that the origin of th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： PROWSE CM,BLECHER TE

更新日期：1962-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine lymphocyte subsets in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS); and to correlate immunohistological variables with prognosis. METHODS:Bone marrow trephine biopsy specimens from 65 patients with MDS were immunophenotyped using a panel of antibodies. A minimum of 1000 cells from representative areas ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hilbe W,Eisterer W,Schmid C,Starz I,Silly H,Duba C,Ludescher C,Thaler J

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00