Expression of the polycomb-group gene BMI1 is related to an unfavourable prognosis in primary nodal DLBCL.

abstract：:VARIOUS LABORATORIES HAVE REPORTED DIFFERING SUCCESS RATES IN THEIR ABILITY TO DETECT INTRATHECAL SYNTHESIS OF ANTIBODY WHEN COMPARING THE INDEX OF [FORMULA: see text] with electrophoretic analysis. We selected 44 patients in the borderline area of minimal and/or equivocal abnormality by IgG index. Electrophoretic ana...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Thompson EJ,Riches PG,Kohn J

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Routine anaerobic culture of urine identified the urinary tract as the primary focus of sepsis in a postoperative patient with Bacteroides fragilis septicaemia. Specimens of urine from six other symptomatic patients grew > 10(8) cfu/litre of a Bacteroides species in pure growth. The significance of these isolates is d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Bannon J,Hatem MH,Noone M

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study has shown that different supplies/batches of orcein perform differently and may fail. The "natural" forms generally performed better although the most informative results were obtained with a "synthetic" product. Orcein dye solutions can be used soon after preparation and for up to 7 days without the need f...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kirkpatrick P

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thyrotropin-secreting adenomas (TSH-As) are rare and, according to the World Health Organization criteria (WHO 2004), a significant proportion of them present features of atypical adenomas at the time of diagnosis. AIMS:To determine the frequency of "atypical adenomas" and the significance of this definitio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Marucci G,Faustini-Fustini M,Righi A,Pasquini E,Frank G,Agati R,Foschini MP

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen cases of large-cell lymphoma, diagnosed as centroblastic (5), B-immunoblastic (5) or true histiocytic (5). lymphoma and one case of malignant histiocytosis were studied with monoclonal antibodies. Each diagnosis was based on morphological as well as marker studies. A panel of monoclonal and heterologous antibo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： van der Valk P,van den Besselaar-Dingjan G,Daha MR,Meijer CJ

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development and evaluation of a new selective medium for Streptococcus pneumoniae is described. It is shown that the new medium (crystal violet-nalidixic acid-gentamicin agar:CVNG) is highly selective for Strep. pneumoniae in sputum specimens containing other organisms and is also sensitive, being only marginally ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Nichols T,Freeman R

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum and tissue hepatitis B virus (HBV) markers were compared in 35 alcoholic and 23 non-alcoholic subjects affected by chronic liver disease. Seventeen point one per cent of alcoholic and 21.7% of non-alcoholic subjects had HBV tissue markers, but not serum markers, for this virus. It is therefore concluded that sho...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Cuccurullo L,Rambaldi M,Iaquinto G,Ferraraccio F,Ambrosone L,Giardullo N,De Vita A

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term "dysplastic" melanocytic naevus has recently been used to describe pigmented naevi with unusual histological and clinical features. There is currently no clear clinical or pathological definition of the term, and this has led to a lack of comparability of material described in reports on these lesions. As a r...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Seywright MM,Doherty VR,MacKie RM

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Multiple myeloma (MM) is a heterogeneous disease characterised by genetically complex abnormalities. The classical mutational spectrum includes recurrent chromosomal aberrations and gene-level mutations. Recurrent translocations involving the IGH gene such as t(11;14), t(4;14) and t(14;16) are well known. However,...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lin M,Lee PL,Chiu L,Chua C,Ban KHK,Lin AHF,Chan ZL,Chung TH,Yan B,Chng WJ

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an era when immunohistochemistry (IHC) is increasingly depended on for histological subtyping, and IHC-determined biomarker informing rapid treatment choices is on the horizon; reproducible, quantifiable techniques are required. This study aimed to compare automated IHC scoring to quantify 6 DNA damage response pro...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Gentles L,Howarth R,Lee WJ,Sharma-Saha S,Ralte A,Curtin N,Drew Y,O'Donnell RL

更新日期：2020-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To institute recommendations from a laboratory turnround time study; to evaluate audit methods; and to quantify improvements achieved. METHODS:Changes to result report distribution and specimen delivery were affected by posting results directly from the laboratory followed by the introduction of a twice daily cou...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Smellie WS,Galloway PJ,Johnston JI

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate whether cholesterol and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) measurements in fluids are more sensitive and specific markers for differentiating between exudates and transudates, as confirmed clinically, than the measurement of fluid total protein concentrations alone. PATIENTS/METHODS:Serum, pleural fluid, ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Paramothayan NS,Barron J

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Congenital neutropenia (CN) is a rare inherited disease that results in recurrent, life-threatening bacterial infections due to a deficiency of mature neutrophils. They are usually caused by heterozygous ELANE mutations although mutations in other genes like HAX-1, G6PC3 and GFI1 have also been reported. Identifyi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Arunachalam AK,Suresh H,Edison ES,Korula A,Aboobacker FN,George B,Shaji RV,Mathews V,Balasubramanian P

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine a model for the evaluation of appropriateness of testing in an emergency biochemistry laboratory. METHODS:A model was devised in which incoming emergency test requests were categorised as appropriate or inappropriate. Explicit criteria were used to define eight minor categories, which were chosen to ref...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Smellie WS,Murphy MJ,Galloway PJ,Hinnie J,McIlroy J,Dryburgh FJ

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cellularity of 104 primary breast carcinomata was determined by semiautomated image analysis to allow the relation between cellularity and oestrogen receptor content values to be assessed. The oestrogen receptor content of tumours detected by a steroid binding assay showed no correlation with cellularity, although...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Parham DM,Baker PR,Robertson AJ,Vasishta A,Baker PG,Smith G

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinical study of 401 cases of tumour of salivary tissue has been made and the results reported, together with a review of the literature. The histological variations of such tumours are classified and discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： CAMERON JM

更新日期：1961-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sensitivity patterns to a number of antibiotic-impregnated discs of 126 strains of Gram-negative anaerobes and 36 strains of Gram-positive non-sporing anaerobes from various sources have been examined. The sensitivity patterns shown by Bacteroids fragilis and Bacteroides melaninogenicus were useful for the rapid i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Peach S

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In two cases of infected total hip replacements, Peptococcus magnus was isolated in pure culture from the implant when it was removed. Fluorescent antibody and ELISA studies have shown that both patients developed an antibody response to this anaerobic coccus soon after the replacement operation. These results suggest...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Taylor AG,Fincham WJ,Golding MA,Cook J

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent publications have suggested that fixing neutrophils in formalin is a useful adjunct to the differentiation of antinuclear antibodies from perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies. In this small comparative study of 30 sera the use of an additional slide of formalin fixed neutrophils did not add any use...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Spickett GP,Broomhead V

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS), an inflammation-based prognostic score formed from standard thresholds of C reactive protein (CRP) and albumin, has prognostic value in patients with advanced cancer. Little is known about the general biochemical disturbance associated with the systemic inflammatory respon...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Brown DJ,Milroy R,Preston T,McMillan DC

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida spp are the fourth most common group of nosocomial pathogens isolated from patients on medical, surgical, and intensive care wards. Polymicrobial candidaemia has rarely been described. The diagnosis of candidaemia from peripheral blood smears has not been widely reported. This report describes the case of a yo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Yera H,Poulain D,Lefebvre A,Camus D,Sendid B

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate whether increasing the daily baseline of gut calcium can cause a gradual downregulation of the active intestinal transport of calcium via reduced parathyroid hormone (PTH) mediated activation of vitamin D, and to discuss why such a mechanism might prevent calcium oxalate rich stones. To demonstrate ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Williams CP,Child DF,Hudson PR,Davies GK,Davies MG,John R,Anandaram PS,De Bolla AR

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the histological characteristics of Helicobacter pylori positive chronic gastritis in patients with and without associated duodenitis. METHODS:Gastric mucosal biopsy specimens were obtained from patients undergoing endoscopy for dyspepsia. Severity of gastritis and density of H pylori infection were gra...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Phull PS,Price AB,Stephens J,Rathbone BJ,Jacyna MR

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphate in both inorganic and organic form is essential for several functions in the body. Plasma phosphate level is maintained by a complex interaction between intestinal absorption, renal tubular reabsorption, and the transcellular movement of phosphate between intracellular fluid and bone storage pools. This home...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Leung J,Crook M

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A spectrophotometric assay of proteolytic enzyme activity is described in which the optical density obtained by a given enzyme preparation is related (2 alpha less than 0.01) to the serological activity of that preparation in a two stage technique. The assay appears to be of use for the standardisation of enzyme prepa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Phillips PK,Prior D,Dawes B

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An automated method for the microbiological assay of vitamin B(12) is described. A chloramphenicol-resistant strain of Lactobacillus leichmannii is used as the test organism and this eliminates the need for sterilization or aseptic addition. Precipitation of the serum protein is avoided by dilution of the serum with a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Davis RE,Moulton J,Kelly A

更新日期：1973-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incomplete expression of human haemoglobin beta-chains at birth may lead to difficulty in the early demonstration of an inherited beta-chain variant. In this case, the rare unstable variant, Hb Tacoma beta30 (B12) arg leads to ser, although not present in cord blood in sufficient amounts to be easily detected by routi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Deacon-Smith RA,Lee-Potter JP

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 72 year old woman presented with a suspected myocardial infarction. An echocardiograph showed no acute changes but her plasma creatine kinase (CK) activity was increased at 343 U/l (< 175 normal range). The apparent creatine kinase-MB activity by a CK-M subunit immunoinhibition assay was 350 U/l. In view of the disc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Crook M,Williams A,Sankaralingam A,Tutt P

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus isolated between 1967 and 1975 from the nose and skin lesions of patients in dermatology wards and from the burns of patients in a burns unit in Birmingham showed a high incidence of multiple antibiotic-resistant strains in both environments. Over 20% of the strains isolated from patients on admi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ayliffe GA,Green W,Livingston R,Lowbury EJ

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A correlative clinical and Hemalog D study of 80 cases of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) was performed and the results compared with those in other lymphoproliferative disorders affecting the blood (eight cases of hairy-cell leukaemia, HCL; three cases of prolymphocytic leukaemia, PLL: two cases of lymphoplasmacy...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Patterson KG,Goldstone AH,Richards JD,Cawley JC

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00