Pediatric reference intervals for alkaline phosphatase.

abstract：:The results of several recent experimental studies using animal models and clinical trials suggested that obesity is not merely an epiphenomenon or a prominent comorbidity in patients with heart failure (HF). Indeed, recent studies suggest that obesity is intimately involved in the pathogenesis of HF with preserved ej...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Clerico A,Zaninotto M,Passino C,Plebani M

更新日期：2018-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Laboratory reference intervals are not necessarily reflecting the range in the background population. This study compared creatine kinase (CK) reference intervals calculated from a large sample from a Norwegian population with those elaborated by the Nordic Reference Interval Project (NORIP). It also assesse...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Lilleng H,Johnsen SH,Wilsgaard T,Bekkelund SI

更新日期：2011-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The research into non-invasive and invasive prenatal diagnostic techniques developed almost in parallel. On the one hand the need was arising to ensure the birth of normal progeny in all cases, while on the other, it was not possible to eliminate the abortion risks connected with the invasiveness of amniocentesis (ris...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Torricelli F,Pescucci C

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extensive application of measurement of urinary iodine concentration (UIC) in several benign and malignant thyroid diseases could profit by the availability of rapid and inexpensive measuring techniques. Aim of this study was to apply a simple and inexpensive commercially available potentiometric method for ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Giovacchini G,Giovanella L,Haldemann A,Staub U,Füchsel FG,Koch P

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental and observational studies support a role of plasma homocysteine levels (tHcy) in coronary artery disease (CAD). In the GENICA (Genetic and Environmental factors In Coronary Atherosclerosis) study, we found that high tHcy predicted cardiovascular mortality in hypertensive, but not in normotensive, patients...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Rossi GP,Seccia TM,Pessina AC

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is a common condition in pregnant women and is associated with significant maternal and perinatal morbidity. Most of the time, the diagnosis is done during physical examination. However, in 10%-20% of equivocal cases, biological markers are needed to confirm the diagn...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Marcellin L,Goffinet F

更新日期：2012-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The study endpoint was to analyze the effect of preanalytical (time, temperature, anticoagulant) and analytical (imprecision, correlation between volume and platelet concentration) variables on mean platelet volume (MPV). A further aim was to calculate in an adult population the reference intervals using the...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Buttarello M,Mezzapelle G,Plebani M

更新日期：2018-04-25 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：:Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), which comprise the two major clinical subtypes, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, incur high morbidity and potential mortality. The present study reviews data on the pathogenesis and diagnosis of IBDs. The pathogenesis depends on complex interactions between susceptibility gen...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Basso D,Zambon CF,Plebani M

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On May 28-29, 2009, a number of medical laboratory opinion leaders, pathologists and biochemists met in Sitges, Spain to discuss issues of interest to medical laboratory professionals. The meeting was sponsored by Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. (Hercules, CA). Over 40 persons representing Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Burnett D,Ceriotti F,Cooper G,Parvin C,Plebani M,Westgard J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background For pregnant women with suspected preeclampsia, the soluble fms-like tyrosine-kinase 1 (sFlt-1)/placental growth factor (PlGF) ratio is a biomarker to aid diagnosis. We performed method comparisons between Elecsys® and Kryptor sFlt-1 and PlGF immunoassays and assessed the diagnostic performance for preeclam...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Stepan H,Hund M,Dilba P,Sillman J,Schlembach D

更新日期：2019-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite substantial evidence indicating the association of hyperhomocysteinemia (hHcys) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD), the pathogenic role of increased plasma homocysteine (Hcys) levels in the progression of ESRD remains unclear. This review will briefly summarize recent findings regarding the role of hHcys in th...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Pin-Lan L,Fan Y,Ningjun L

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:In the relatively short time frame since the introduction of next generation sequencing, it has become a method of choice for complex genomic research studies. As a paradigm shifting technology, we are now witnessing its translation into clinical diagnostic laboratories for patient care. Multi-gene panels for a variet...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Coonrod EM,Margraf RL,Voelkerding KV

更新日期：2011-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Transferrin concentration and total iron binding capacity (TIBC) are currently used to assess iron status. Although correlation between TIBC and transferrin is generally considered as good, conversion factors between the two analytes found in literature show large differences. Although the price per test is lower for ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Kasvosve I,Delanghe J

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular risk is associated with high lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) concentrations and low molecular weight apolipoprotein(a) (apo(a)) isoforms. We studied the relationship between these two biological parameters, particularly in subjects expressing two apo(a) isoforms. Plasma Lp(a) was measured by immunonephelometry i...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Alaoui M,Merle C,Garnotel R,Jolly D,Durlach V,Gillery P

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a certain difference in opinion regarding the optimal choice of housekeeping genes used as normalization factors in gene expression analysis. We have therefore examined the suitability of three housekeeping genes, hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase, beta-glucuronidase and beta2-micro-globulin, ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Kågedal B,Farnebäck M,Håkansson A,Gustafsson B,Håkansson L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract Lipoprotein-related risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) can be adequately predicted in subjects with elevated total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL-)cholesterol using the available guidelines. However, individuals with dyslipidemia can have normal total- and LDL-cholesterol concentrations. Many ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Langlois MR

更新日期：2012-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is used as an outcome measure for relapsed disease in prostate cancer. Nonetheless, there are considerable concerns about its indiscriminate use as a surrogate endpoint for cell growth or survival. We hypothesized that treatment with a luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LH...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Wenisch JM,Mayr FB,Spiel AO,Radicioni M,Jilma B,Jilma-Stohlawetz P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antinuclear autoantibody determination relies on an initial screening step using immunofluorescence on HEp2 cells. This may be followed by anti-deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) determination, if the fluorescence of nuclei is homogeneous. We assessed the validity of a restricted algorithm and compared this to a mo...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Servais G,Karmali R,Guillaume MP,Badot V,Duchateau J,Corazza F

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been well reported over recent years that most errors within the total testing process occur in the pre-analytical phase (46%-68.2%), an area that is usually outside of the direct control of the laboratory and which includes sample collection (phlebotomy). National and international (WHO, CLSI) guidelines recom...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Cornes M,van Dongen-Lases E,Grankvist K,Ibarz M,Kristensen G,Lippi G,Nybo M,Simundic AM,Working Group for Preanalytical Phase (WG-PRE), European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM).

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Schwartz 2009 creatinine-based revised formula is the only pediatric GFR estimating formula, which is compatible with the recent global creatinine standardization. This formula is only applicable if enzymatic creatinine methods are used. We propose an equation, taking into account the relative bias cause...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Speeckaert MM,Wuyts B,Stove V,Walle JV,Delanghe JR

更新日期：2012-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) can be used for the measurement of glycated adult hemoglobin. Here, we describe the evaluation of ESI-MS for measurement of glycated (GHbF) and acetylated (AcHbF) fetal hemoglobin and the identification by mass of different chains of fetal hemoglobin. METHO...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Davison AS,Green BN,Roberts NB

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：Objectives:The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has rapidly spread globally. The laboratory diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection has relied on nucleic acid testing; however, it has some limitations, such as low throughput and high rates of false negatives. Tests of higher sensitivit...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Qian C,Zhou M,Cheng F,Lin X,Gong Y,Xie X,Li P,Li Z,Zhang P,Liu Z,Hu F,Wang Y,Li Q,Zhu Y,Duan G,Xing Y,Song H,Xu W,Liu BF,Xia F

更新日期：2020-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:The utilization of reliable quality indicators (QIs) proven to be suitable for monitoring and improvement tools is one of the best choices to minimize of the risk of errors in all laboratory processes called as total testing process (TTP). In 2008, a Working Group "Laboratory Errors and Patient Safety" (WG-L...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Orhan B,Sonmez D,Cubukcu HC,Zengi O,Ozturk Emre H,Cinaroglu I,Keles M,Gumus A,Coskun C

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) are genetic multisystemic diseases due to various defects in the biosynthesis or processing of glycoproteins. Our aim is to present our experience in the selective screening of CDG syndrome in a paediatric population (421 patients) with clinical suspicion of the disease, ana...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Colomé C,Ferrer I,Artuch R,Vilaseca MA,Pineda M,Briones P

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present paper describes an evaluation of the interferences found with an immunochemical drug test performed during a workplace control. During the period 1993-2003 more than 200,000 urine samples from workers were examined by the Italian Air Force. Samples were screened for drugs of abuse (opiates, cocaine, cannab...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： De Giovanni N,Fucci N

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our laboratory was confronted with two successive urine samples from a single patient which tested positive for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) when tested with both qualitative and quantitative assays, combined with no detectable hCG in corresponding plasma samples. METHODS:Serial dilution and recovery ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Albersen A,Kemper-Proper E,Thelen MH,Kianmanesh Rad NA,Hoedemaeker RF,Boesten LS

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The calibration of Jaffe method for serum creatinine using one serum-based standard complemented with artificial matrix compensating standard's Jaffe-interfering substances allows two-point calibration with results well comparable with enzymatic methods. METHOD:Spectrophotometry was used. RESULTS:Jaffe pro...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Chromý V,Rozkosná K,Sedlák P

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00