The HLA system: immunobiology, HLA typing, antibody screening and crossmatching techniques.

abstract：AIMS:To assess the incidence of nocardia infection over 15 years in a tertiary care hospital. METHODS:Over a 15 year period, Nocardia spp were isolated from 20 patients hospitalised at the Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland. RESULTS:Sixteen patients had one or more underlying conditions. The median time between...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Matulionyte R,Rohner P,Uçkay I,Lew D,Garbino J

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper illustrates a simple method of necropsy dissection of the abdominal organs after abdominal surgery. The organs are removed in one block as per the method described by Letulle. A retroperitoneal approach is then used. Structures are dissected away in a series of layers using the vasculature for guidance. Thi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Culora GA,Roche WR

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study has been made by clinical methods and by bio-assay of the effectiveness of a régime for prophylaxis against tetanus. The two principal objects of the method were to ensure that active immunization was offered to all patients who had received antitoxin and to measure the effect of the combined administration of...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： LAURENCE M,HOLT LB,GRAHAM CE,BONNEY GL

更新日期：1965-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In four persons of one family the existence of an enzymatic defect, presumably consisting of a deficiency of glutaminase in the cells of the renal tubules, is postulated, and is implied by a reduced elimination of ammonia in the urine, by a relatively low urinary pH, and by its increased titratable acidity. The most c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： KRAWCZYNSKI J,SAGAN Z,WALAJTYS E,ILOWIECKA K

更新日期：1965-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS/BACKGROUND:Telomerase is an enzyme that is expressed in most human neoplasms and is associated with tumour immortality. Determination of the point in neoplastic transformation at which telomerase is expressed may aid the understanding of tumour pathogenesis and progression. Despite numerous reports on telomerase, ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK,Hashizumi TL,Sze CI,Lillehei KO,Shroyer AL,Shroyer KR

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningitis due to Gemella haemolysans developed in a 73 year old woman after thermolysis of the Gasserian ganglion for trigeminal neuralgia. The taxonomy of this organism is discussed, and previous cases of infection are reviewed. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Mitchell RG,Teddy PJ

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A unique case of a metastatic non-desmoplastic sarcomatoid malignant melanoma in an axillary lymph node showing smooth muscle differentiation in a 54 year old woman is described. The tumour cells exhibited alpha-smooth muscle actin, HHF-35 and desmin positivity but were negative for S100 protein and HMB-45. Ultrastruc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Banerjee SS,Bishop PW,Nicholson CM,Eyden BP

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical outcome in patients with diffuse large B cell lymphomas (DLBCL) is highly variable and poorly predictable. Microarray studies showed that patients with DLBCL with a germinal centre B cell-like (GCB) phenotype have a better prognosis than those with an activated B cell-like (ABC) phenotype. The BMI1 ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： van Galen JC,Muris JJ,Oudejans JJ,Vos W,Giroth CP,Ossenkoppele GJ,Otte AP,Raaphorst FM,Meijer CJ

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the serological cross reaction between legionella and campylobacter using the rapid microagglutination test (RMAT). METHODS:Serum samples from 49 patients with campylobacter infection were tested for legionella antibodies using the indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) and the RMAT. Serum sampl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Boswell TC

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:RCAS1 (receptor binding cancer antigen expressed on SiSo cells) is a tumour associated antigen. It is involved in immune evasion by tumour cells, by binding to receptors on cells involved in the immune response, such as T cells and natural killer cells, and inducing apoptosis. High expression of RCAS1 has be...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Leelawat K,Watanabe T,Nakajima M,Tujinda S,Suthipintawong C,Leardkamolkarn V

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clonality analysis of the immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) gene is helpful in identifying malignant B cell infiltrates in the bone marrow and is usually carried out on separate aspirates or on the same formalin-fixed decalcified bone marrow specimen. To determine whether the removal of the decalcification step would i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Parrens M,Carrere N,Bouabdallah K,Fitoussi O,Goussot JF,Dubus P,de Mascarel A,Merlio JP

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During an outbreak of gastroenteritis in a paediatric ward astroviruses were found in faeces from 17 to 27 symptomatic children and from four of 14 members of the staff with diarrhoea. No viruses were found in 10 asymptomatic children. Fourteen of the 21 astrovirus excretors were free of any recognised pathogens, but ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kurtz JB,Lee TW,Pickering D

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two unusual ovarian tumours thought to be of Wolffian identity, one of them malignant, are described. They showed packed combinations of adenopapillary, tubular, trabecular and diffuse patterns, a sharp and generalised periodic acid-Schiff (PAS)-positive basement membrane and areas of elastic network. A review of publ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hughesdon PE

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentrations of selenium, zinc, and copper were determined in whole blood, plasma, and leucocytes in 20 patients with relatively mild Crohn's disease, nine of whom were being treated with steroids, and compared with those of a control group. There was a significant decrease in the concentration of selenium in th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hinks LJ,Inwards KD,Lloyd B,Clayton B

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) is a predisposing factor for B-lineage thyroid lymphoma, clonal B-cell populations in HT are rare. AIM:To investigate whether there is a clonal relationship between HT and primary thyroid lymphoma. METHODS:Clonalilty and sequence similarity was determined by PCR followed...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Moshynska OV,Saxena A

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the Questor automated bacteriuria and pyuria screening system; to compare its performance with that of a reference method; and to assess its usefulness in a routine clinical laboratory. METHODS:The Questor urine screening system was compared with a comprehensive regimen to detect urinary tract infecti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Stevens M,Mitchell CJ,Livsey SA,MacDonald CA

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four assays for the detection of alphafetoprotein (AFP) in the diagnosis of primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were evaluated. The frequency of AFP detection was compared in 89 HCC patients and in 71 patients with chronic active hepatitis/cirrhosis. Of the four assays, immunodiffusion, counterimmunoelectrophoresis...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chan SH,Heng SH,Yo SL,Oon CJ

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The degree of inflammation in the trachea, bronchi, and lungs of 139 cot deaths has been analysed and each case allocated to one of four groups. In group I the changes were considered to be serious enough to have caused death, while group II cases showed similar abnormalities but of a less severe nature, and in this g...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Tapp E,Jones DM,Tobin JO

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatic fibrosis is one of the main consequences of liver disease. Both fibrosis and steatosis may be seen in some patients with chronic hepatitis C and alcoholic liver disease (ALD). AIMS:To quantitate fibrosis and steatosis by stereological and morphometric techniques in patients with chronic hepatitis C ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Zaitoun AM,Al Mardini H,Awad S,Ukabam S,Makadisi S,Record CO

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：CLINICAL QUESTION:A 77-year-old man presented with haematuria. Cystoscopy revealed a papillary tumour in the trigone region of the bladder. A TURBT was performed. Review the high-quality, interactive digital Aperio slide at http://virtualacp.com/JCPCases/jclinpath-2016-204015 and consider your diagnosis. WHAT IS YOUR D...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Trefor R,Varma M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the expression of nuclear beta-catenin and Ki-67 in patients with normal gestation products (NGP), complete hydatidiform moles (CHM), and choriocarcinoma to elucidate their roles in carcinogenesis and their interrelations. METHODS:Expression of nuclear beta-catenin and Ki-67 was studied by immunohis...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wong SC,Chan AT,Chan JK,Lo YM

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An indirect method of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is described to assess the reactivity of antisera used for the identification of peptide hormone producing cells by immunocytochemistry. Compared with radioimmunoassay and immunodiffusion, the ELISA method has the advantages of simplicity and sensitivi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Nierwenhuijzen Kruseman AC

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to measure free serum IgG antibodies to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients with cystic fibrosis was developed. Seven strains of P aeruginosa cells, treated with glutaraldehyde and representing the most commonly isolated serotypes in our cystic fibrosis unit, were used. The ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Brett MM,Ghoneim AT,Littlewood JM,Losowsky MS

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of an investigation show that there is no statistically significant excess of blood group A in cases of carcinoma of the oesophagus or in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： BEASLEY WH

更新日期：1964-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a retrospective study of the records of 160 necropsies it was found that, according to the clinical and gross necropsy findings, no clinically important abnormality would have been anticipated in 46% of the tissue samples. The estimated annual cost of processing this material alone was pounds 10,500, including the ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Reid WA

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review of the histomorphometry of bone outlines methods of biopsy and processing of specimens in the laboratory, the basic principles of morphometry, and the measurements made in order to obtain estimates of the proportional volumes and surfaces occupied by different components of bone. Variability such as that b...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Revell PA

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to evaluate the mismatch repair gene expression and their correlation with NF-kB in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). METHODS:Total RNA was isolated from 28 biopsy samples. A control group was composed of 20 volunteers. Differential expression of hMSH2, hMSH6 and NF-kB ge...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Fonseca A,Perez M,Veiga G,Prosdócimi F,Nunes F,Bianco B,Fonseca F,Alves B

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The urinary excretion of the renal proximal tubular enzyme, gamma-glutamyltransferase (gamma-GT), has been studied in 41 patients receiving tobramycin, gentamicin or streptomycin for a variety of infections. All patients receiving tobramycin or gentamicin have shown increased excretion of gamma-GT in the urine. Only 4...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Beck PR,Thomson RB,Chaudhuri AK

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-seven percutaneous renal biopsies showing no significant abnormalities on light microscopy were studied electron optically and by immunofluorescence when available. Assessment of the pathological material was followed by analysis of the patients' clinical notes, and a clinicopathological correlation was carried...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lawler W,Tarpey P,Williams G,Acheson EJ,Mallick NP

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes two cases of Osler's triad of pneumonia, meningitis, and endocarditis, as a result of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection, also called Austrian's syndrome. In the first patient, a 51 year old non-alcoholic man, the aortic valve was affected and needed to be replaced in an emergency operation. The ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： du Cheyron D,Lesage A,Le Page O,Flais F,Leclercq R,Charbonneau P

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00