Serum chitotriosidase enzyme activity in patients with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever.

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: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：:Until recently, the "human genome" programs were mainly directed towards the development of maps to identify disease genes. The genetic map comprises about 8000 highly informative second generation markers of the microsatellite type. The density of markers is now sufficient to localize a gene for a monogenic disease w...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Weissenbach J

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical relevance of chromogranin A (CgA) concentrations depends on the analytical performance of the assay. The goal of the present study was to define the clinical involvements in CgA calibration models by evaluating the confidence intervals (CIs) for values from patients who were undergoing monitorin...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Ferraro S,Marano G,Ciardi L,Vendramin C,Bongo AS,Bellomo G,Boracchi P,Biganzoli EM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gestational age-specific reference values are essential for the accurate interpretation of haemostatic tests during pregnancy. METHODS:Our 1-year prospective study included 40 healthy pregnant women with a median age of 30 (range 22-40) years; the subjects were followed in order to establish the gestational...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Kovac MK,Lalic-Cosic SZ,Dmitrovic JM,Djordjevic VJ,Radojkovic DP

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical usefulness of C-reactive protein (CRP) and of transthyretin (TTR) for the early diagnosis and follow-up of infection after an open fracture was prospectively investigated (cohort A). It was complemented by a retrospective study of trauma patients admitted to an intensive care unit (cohort B). Serial deter...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Férard G,Gaudias J,Bourguignat A,Ingenbleek Y

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Point-of-care testing (POCT) is traditionally defined as laboratory diagnostics performed at or near the site where clinical care is delivered. POCT thereby combines sample collection, analysis, and reporting of results into a robust integrated testing structure, with a simple user interface. The availability of relia...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Lippi G,Plebani M,Favaloro EJ,Trenti T

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background While quantitation methods for small-molecule and tryptic peptide bottom-up mass spectrometry (MS) have been well defined, quantitation methods for top-down or middle-up MS approaches have not been as well defined. Therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (t-mAbs) are a group of proteins that can be used to both d...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Cradic KW,Ladwig PM,Rivard AL,Katrangi W,Wintgens KF,Willrich MAV

更新日期：2020-06-25 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：:Circulating blood platelets play a central role in the maintenance of hemostasis. They adhere to subendothelial extracellular matrix proteins that become exposed upon vessel wall damage, which is followed by platelet activation, further platelet recruitment, platelet aggregation and formation of an occlusive, or non-o...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Provost P

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many limitations and conflicting results have cast serious doubts on the validity of cerebrospinal fluid tau and Abeta42 levels for the biological diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, particularly extreme variations of the reference limits found by unrelated groups as a consequence of different reference populations used...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Burkhard PR,Fournier R,Mermillod B,Krause KH,Bouras C,Irminger I

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of preanalytical mistakes (PM) in samples from primary care centres (PCC) is a widely studied topic. Different correcting strategies have been proposed, with variable success. We planned a series of multidisciplinary sessions for clinical update, with the aim to decrease PM rates in samples from...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Romero A,Gómez-Salgado J,Gómez-Fernández JA,Cobos A,Ruiz-Frutos C

更新日期：2017-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymorphisms of the gene encoding apolipoprotein E have been implicated in the pathogenesis of peripheral and coronary artery disease and neurodegenerative disorders such as sporadic and late-onset familial forms of Alzheimer's disease. We have developed TaqMan assay systems for the single nucleotide polymorphisms -2...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Koch W,Ehrenhaft A,Griesser K,Pfeufer A,Müller J,Schömig A,Kastrati A

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of our study was to measure the inter-assay variation and accuracy of serum creatinine assays and to assess the effect of standardized calibration procedures on this variability. METHODS:We analyzed 30 human sera and three reference materials, using 17 creatinine assays (12 colorimetric, 4 enzymatic an...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Séronie-Vivien S,Galteau MM,Carlier MC,Hadj-Aissa A,Hanser AM,Hym B,Marchal A,Michotey O,Pouteil-Noble C,Sternberg M,Perret-Liaudet A,Creatinine Working Group of the Société Française de Biologie Clinique.

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biochemical reactions in cells which involve oxalic acid are described. It is shown that this compound is required for the formation of uracil and orotic acid. The former is a component of RNA which is common to all cells in the human metabolism. On the basis of the biochemical reactions described a possible treatment...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Robertson DS

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) is reported to be a reliable marker for the diagnosis of iron deficiency, especially when iron metabolism is influenced by inflammatory disorders such as infection, chronic inflammation and cancer-related anemia. In the present multicenter study the analytical performance of a recen...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Kolbe-Busch S,Lotz J,Hafner G,Blanckaert NJ,Claeys G,Togni G,Carlsen J,Röddiger R,Thomas L

更新日期：2002-05-01 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:The pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia (PE) is incompletely understood. The placenta is considered to play a key role in this disease. Recent research showed that many microRNAs (miRNAs) are expressed in human placenta. Our aim in this study was to determine differential expression of miRNAs in placenta with seve...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Hu Y,Li P,Hao S,Liu L,Zhao J,Hou Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a time-resolved-fluoro-immunoassay to measure cortisol binding globulin (CBG) in serum. It is a microtitre plate, solid phase, reagent excess, sandwich assay in which the same polyclonal antiserum is used as a source of capture and labeled antibodies. The results of this assay were shown to be reliable an...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Bonte HA,van den Hoven RJ,van der Sluijs Veer G,Vermes I

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our efforts to develop diagnostic tests for complex multifactorial disorders, and to assist the research community in evaluating genetic markers for predisposition to cardiovascular disease, we have developed a prototype assay to genotype up to 35 variable sites among 15 genes. The candidate markers in this panel w...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Cheng S,Pallaud C,Grow MA,Scharf SJ,Erlich HA,Klitz W,Pullinger CR,Malloy MJ,Kane JP,Siest G,Visvikis S

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemophilia A is the most common inherited bleeding disorder caused by defects in the F8C gene that encodes coagulation factor VIII. This X-linked recessive disorder occurs in approximately 1:5000 males. Haemophilia A is diagnosed based on normal prothrombin time, altered activated partial thromboplastin time and redu...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Castaldo G,D'Argenio V,Nardiello P,Zarrilli F,Sanna V,Rocino A,Coppola A,Di Minno G,Salvatore F

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastrointestinal toxicity is the principal toxicity of chemoradiation in the treatment of rectal carcinoma. The assessment of this toxicity still relies mostly on the symptoms reported by the patient. METHODS:Plasma citrulline, serum neopterin and urinary neopterin were followed weekly in 49 patients with r...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Zezulová M,Bartoušková M,Hlídková E,Adam T,Kujovská Krčmová L,Červinková B,Solichová D,Zlevorová M,Cwiertka K,Friedecký D,Vrána D,Melichar B

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：:Human protein 1/Clara cell Mr 10,000 protein consists of two identical subunits of seventy amino acid residues each. In the present study, eight clones of monoclonal antibodies against native protein 1 were prepared and their respective epitopes were immunochemically and immunohistochemically characterized using nativ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Yamaguchi T,Yamada T,Okutani R,Shijubo N,Singh G,Itoh Y

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Query fever (Q fever) is a zoonotic infection, caused by the intracellular Gram-negative coccobacillus Coxiella burnetii. From 2007 until 2010, a large Q fever outbreak has occurred in the Netherlands. We studied traditional and less common inflammation markers in seronegative and seropositive patients with ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Vissers E,de Jager CP,Hilbink M,Kusters R,van Gageldonk-Lafeber AB,Wever PC

更新日期：2012-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low back pain (LBP) is a very frequent condition, affecting most people at some point throughout their life. This cross-sectional study was aimed to investigate a selected panel of cytokines and inflammatory biomarkers in patients with or without LBP. METHODS:The study population consisted of 104 patients d...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Lippi G,Dagostino C,Buonocore R,Aloe R,Bonaguri C,Fanelli G,Allegri M

更新日期：2017-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease and is usually estimated by the Friedewald formula (FF) calculated from three parameters, namely, total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). We aimed to devel...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Hu CY,Lee CL,Sheu WH,Wang JS,Lee IT,Song YM,Fu CP,Ling JT,Li YF,Lin SY

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：PURPOSE:Mechanical manipulation of the prostate is a generally accepted interfering factor for the measurement of prostate-specific antigen (PSA). However, only few studies have focused on common daily mechanical manipulations, such as bicycle riding. Furthermore, physical exercise is also supposed to modulate PSA seru...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Herrmann M,Scharhag J,Sand-Hill M,Kindermann W,Herrmann W

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chagas disease is endemic in Latin America, affecting 16-18 million people with more than 100 million exposed to risk of infection. Its etiological agent is Trypanosoma cruzi. To date, benznidazole is the only treatment of Chagas disease available in Europe. METHODS:A high-performance reversed-phase isocrat...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Guerrero L,Pinazo MJ,Posada E,Gascón J,Ribas J,Soy D

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00