A study of the prevalence of vitamin K deficiency in patients with cancer referred to a hospital palliative care team and its association with abnormal haemostasis.

abstract：:Of 30 children with bleeding disorders exposed to an index tuberculosis case, six developed primary pulmonary tuberculosis and two others became positive skin reactors. There was a significant correlation between the amount of replacement treatment received and the development of evidence of tuberculous infection. Onl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Beddall AC,Hill FG,George RH,Williams MD,Al-Rubei K

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple, standardised procedure was used for processing data from External Quality Assessment Schemes and for producing performance charts. A graphic presentation of cumulative performance is generated for each test, using an integrated software package to display results in a standardised format. This permits interp...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ardern JC,Hyde K,Hickman L,Urmston A,Burgess R,Burn AM,Geary CG

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The immunoproteasome is a specific proteasome isoform whose proteolytic activity enhances the generation of antigenic peptides to be presented by major histocompatibility complex class I molecules to CD8+ T cells. Physiologically, it is expressed abundantly in immune cells and is induced in somatic cells by cytokin...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kiuchi T,Tomaru U,Ishizu A,Imagawa M,Iwasaki S,Suzuki A,Otsuka N,Ohhara Y,Kinoshita I,Matsuno Y,Dosaka-Akita H,Kasahara M

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate whether the use of recombinant early antigens for detection of antibodies to human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) gene products CM(2) (UL44, UL57) and p52 (UL44) is specific in the diagnosis and differentiation of active HCMV infection in a subset of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a diagnosis...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Beqaj SH,Lerner AM,Fitzgerald JT

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of using a product of serum thyroxine and triiodothyronine binding coefficient, estimated by simple methods, to give a ;free thyroxine index' in normal women, in pregnant women, and in patients taking oral contraceptives is described. The method is believed to provide a reliable means of assessing thyroid ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Gimlette TM,Piffanelli A

更新日期：1968-11-01 00:00:00

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：:The cell volumes of mononuclear cells, T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, and monocytes from the peripheral blood of 20 normal individuals were compared to neoplastic lymphoid cells from 14 patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), 20 individuals with acute lymphocytic leukaemia (ALL), and 18 cases of non-Hodgkin'...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chapman EH,Kurec AS,Davey FR

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factor VII levels have been measured in 100 patients with liver disease following parenteral vitamin K1 therapy. There was good agreement between specific factor VII measurements and the one-stage prothrombin time apart from six patients with compensated cirrhosis in whom the prothrombin time was prolonged despite the...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Green G,Poller L,Thomson JM,Dymock IW

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Myospherulosis is a rare condition characterised by sac-like structures containing spheroid bodies in cysts or cystic spaces in the tissue. This condition has not previously been reported in the liver. The association with previous portal vein embolisation using a mixture of butyl 2-cyanoacrylate and ethiodised oi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lui PC,Luk IS,Lee CK,Lui YH,Leung CY,Choi CH

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies against alpha smooth muscle actin (ASMA) and S100 protein were applied to paraffin wax embedded sections from 40 salivary gland tumours and seven normal salivary glands. The results indicate that ASMA is useful in the diagnosis of epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma, but is otherwise only of limited use in d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Jones H,Moshtael F,Simpson RH

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal antibodies to factor VIII antigen (VIII:Ag) and von Willebrand factor (vWf:Ag) were immobilised on Sephacryl S-1000 and tested for their ability to deplete normal human citrated plasma of factor VIII. A combination of two antibodies to VIII:Ag and one antibody to vWf:Ag was required to produce plasma contai...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hornsey VS,Waterston YG,Prowse CV

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Triple-negative breast cancers (TNBCs) are defined by their lack of oestrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and epidermal growth factor receptor 2. Although heterogeneous, the majority are aggressive and treatment options are limited. Caveolin acts as tumour suppressor or promoter depending on the cancer t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Yeong J,Thike AA,Ikeda M,Lim JCT,Lee B,Nakamura S,Iqbal J,Tan PH

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HeLa 229 cells were infected with genital tract strains of Chlamydia trachomatis. After incubation for varying times the infected cells were fixed and stained with the fluorescent DNA binding dyes Hoechst 33258 or DAPI for comparison with conventional Giemsa stain. Fluorochrome-treated preparations were examined by in...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Salari SH,Ward ME

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The histological appearances of the breast in a patient with mucoviscidosis are those of complete lobular agenesis. Ducts and ductules are well developed, and there is abundant fibrous tissue giving the breast a normal contour. The appearances are contrasted with those of gynaecomastia, and the aetiology is discussed....

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ward AM

更新日期：1972-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:Well differentiated liposarcomas (WDLPS) and dedifferentiated liposarcomas (DDLPS) have been shown to have supernumerary chromosomes with amplified sequences of the MDM2 and CDK4 genes. MDM2 and CDK4 protein overexpression have also been identified in these tumours. AIM:To investigate whether immunohistoche...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Aleixo PB,Hartmann AA,Menezes IC,Meurer RT,Oliveira AM

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：:Streptex was compared to routine laboratory identification methods available. The results from Streptex sometimes required several attempts before final identification could be achieved. In the main, group D streptococci other than Strep. faecalis failed to group with the Streptex antisera, and this method cannot ther...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Waitkins SA,Ratcliffe JG,Anderson RD,Roberts C

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of measurement of gamma globulin in the cerebrospinal fluid by electrophoresis and by an immunological technique are compared. In some fluids marked discrepancies were found. Such discrepancies, when substantiated and better understood, may have diagnostic significance. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： COLOVER J,FEINBERG JG,TEMPLE A,TOOLEY M

更新日期：1963-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To better understand the spectrum of primary lymphomas in the upper aerodigestive tract, a common site of extranodal lymphoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Lymphoma cases diagnosed at an institution in southern Taiwan from 1992 to 2007 were retrospectively studied with pathology and history review, immunohistochemistry, ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chen SW,Chang ST,Lu CL,Hwang WS,Tsao CJ,Huang WT,Chang KY,Chuang SS

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Marked thrombocytosis is uncommon in chronic myelogenous leukaemia (CML) but may be associated with mutation of JAK2 V617F, calreticulin (CALR) and/or phospho-STAT5 (p-STAT5) activation in other myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), particularly essential thrombocythaemia (ET). We investigated the JAK2 V617F, CALR ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Turakhia SK,Murugesan G,Cotta CV,Theil KS

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sections from 100 cervical biopsy specimens were studied by 12 consultant histopathologists to determine the robustness of the existing pathology terminology and classification. Analysis by kappa statistics showed good agreement in the diagnosis of CIN 3 and squamous carcinoma but an inability to distinguish accuratel...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Robertson AJ,Anderson JM,Beck JS,Burnett RA,Howatson SR,Lee FD,Lessells AM,McLaren KM,Moss SM,Simpson JG

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The T(4)-free thyroxine index was used as the thyroid function test of first choice in a district general hospital for one year. Ninety-two patients were assessed both initially and at follow up by a single physician. The index agreed with clinical assessment in 69 out of 74 patients in whom diagnosis was unequivocal....

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Howorth PJ,Ward RL

更新日期：1972-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staining with naphthol AS phosphate and Fast Blue BB salt has been used for the estimation of neutrophil alkaline phosphatase (NAP) scores in patients with chronic granulocytic leukaemia (CGL). The very low scores found at diagnosis rise when the disease is treated, and there is some inverse correlation between the NA...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Spiers AS,Liew A,Baikie AG

更新日期：1975-07-01 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：AIMS:To investigate the relation between sarcoidosis and lymphoma. METHODS:The hospital notes of five patients with sarcoidosis and a lymphoproliferative disorder were reviewed. Histological material on which the diagnoses of sarcoidosis and lymphoma were made was re-analysed. RESULTS:Four of the five patients had we...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Karakantza M,Matutes E,MacLennan K,O'Connor NT,Srivastava PC,Catovsky D

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes a simple whole cell agglutination test for tuberculosis in which phenol-killed Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra is used as the antigen. The test gave positive results in 59 of 63 culture-positive cases of tuberculosis due to M. tuberculosis, and in 4 of 11 culture-positive cases due to other mycob...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Nicholls AC

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of bone marrow fibrosis was made in a group of 40 children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia to see whether it affected the prognosis or course of the disease. Secondary myelofibrosis (SMF) was present at diagnosis in 57% of the cases. It was not statistically significantly related to the prognosi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hann IM,Evans DI,Marsden HB,Jones PM,Palmer MK

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comprehensive neuropathological study was undertaken on 87 children aged between 2 and 15 years with fatal head injuries to identify those features which occurred at the time of head injury (fractured skull, contusions, intracranial haematoma and diffuse axonal injury) and those which were subsequently produced by c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Graham DI,Ford I,Adams JH,Doyle D,Lawrence AE,McLellan DR,Ng HK

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a case of atypical mucin-producing bronchial carcinoid in a 40-year-old man covert metastases were present at the time of lobectomy and were revealed at necropsy--a feature highlighting the malignant potential of the atypical carcinoid. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Sweeney EC,Cooney T

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00