Complement activation by cellulosic dialysis membranes.

abstract：:A case of a 20 year old Japanese woman who developed thyroid cancer exhibiting unusual cribriform structures while being followed up for familial adenomatous polyposis/Gardner's syndrome is reported. The patient presented with osteomas, pigmented retinal lesions, and adenomas of the duodenum and the papilla of Vater, ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hizawa K,Iida M,Yao T,Aoyagi K,Oohata Y,Mibu R,Yamasaki K,Hirata T,Fujishima M

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Kallestad Corporation recently suggested that their new buffer system for the nephelometric detection of rheumatoid factor conferred advantages over existing systems. Two rate nephelometric procedures, the Kallestad QM-300 and the Beckman ICS-II (RF), were therefore compared. Sera (n = 157) were selected on the ba...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Collins RJ,Neil JC,Wilson RJ

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryostat sections from 160 rectal suction biopsies were stained for cholinesterases by the method of Karnovsky and Roots (1964) in an attempt to facilitate the diagnosis of Hirschsprung's disease. The method proved at least as reliable as experienced assessment of paraffin haematoxylin-eosin sections, and appeared to ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Trigg PH,Belin R,Haberkorn S,Long WJ,Nixon HH,Plaschkes J,Spitz L,Willital GH

更新日期：1974-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Despite advances in therapy, lung cancer is still the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the world. Further prognostic tools are warranted for risk-adapted therapeutic decisions. We analysed a cohort of primary surgically treated non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) to determine the prognostic role ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Augustin F,Fiegl M,Schmid T,Pomme G,Sterlacci W,Tzankov A

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A time and temperature relationship required to destroy certain pathogenic organisms in milk feeds has been ascertained. A method of achieving this destruction by using steam at atmospheric pressure is described, and a routine method for use in milk kitchens is suggested. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hughes KE,Darmady EM,Drewett SE

更新日期：1966-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and gamma-glutamyltransferase (gamma-GT) activities were measured in over 2000 north London blood donors. The results were compared with those from the United States. The percentage of the total donor population with ALT activities above 40 IU/l in 1986 was greater than that found ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Mijovic V,Contreras M,Barbara J

更新日期：1987-11-01 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：:A technique is described for obtaining samples of bladder epithelium using soluble swabs. Changes indicating neoplasia were seen in a large proportion of patients with bladder carcinoma. These changes were absent in the non-neoplastic control cases. The method provided tissue similar to that obtained by biopsy and sur...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Trott PA,Williams G,Attridge PW

更新日期：1969-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzyme immunoassay technique based on the direct detection of Chlamydia trachomatis antigen in urethral or cervical swabs was used for the rapid diagnosis of chlamydial genital infection. Urethral and cervical samples from 140 patients were tested in parallel by enzyme immunoassay and cell culture using iodine stai...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Mumtaz G,Mellars BJ,Ridgway GL,Oriel JD

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with congenital lung cysts are at increased risk of developing carcinoma, but the mechanisms concerned are not clear. The case of a young adult who developed a bronchioloalveolar carcinoma associated with a cystic congenital adenomatoid malformation is reported. The adjacent lung showed an unusual intra-alveo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Sheffield EA,Addis BJ,Corrin B,McCabe MM

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments are described with glass fibre filter paper and complete glass filters as fitted to high pre-vacuum autoclaves to determine whether organisms can grow or penetrate through the filters. A filter consisting of four layers of glass fibre paper fitted inside a sterilizer chamber for a year and used for 96 ster...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Fallon RJ

更新日期：1963-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In primary aldosteronism (PA) the main source of aldosterone hypersecretion is an aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) or a bilateral hyperplasia. Histopathology of the adrenal gland from patients with PA has been difficult, as there are no morphological criteria to ascertain which are the cells that produce ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Volpe C,Höög A,Ogishima T,Mukai K,Lu M,Thorén M,Hamberger B

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for accurately counting platelets is described using the Coulter counter model B fitted with a standard 100mu aperture tube. This enables the counter to be used for red and white cell as well as platelet counts using the same aperture tube. The method uses standard equipment except for a small inexpensive ele...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Davis RE,Green RE

更新日期：1967-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organising pneumonia (otherwise referred to as bronchiolitis obliterans organising pneumonia) is characterised histologically by plugs of granulation tissue, which are present predominantly within small airways, alveolar ducts and peri-bronchiolar alveoli. This pattern is not specific for any disorder or cause, but is...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Beardsley B,Rassl D

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma (PLGA) is a rare tumour that mostly affects oral minor salivary glands. Our review of the literature found that there are only two reported cases of PLGA originating in the nasopharynx. Another nasopharyngeal PLGA in a 14-year-old boy is reported, focusing on the histopathological...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wei YC,Huang CC,Chien CY,Hwang JC,Chen WJ

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The peripheral lymphocytes of 50 cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (13 of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), 17 of AIDS related complex (ARC), and 20 healthy carriers) were studied immunoultrastructurally. The prevalence of "tubuloreticular structures" and "tubular confronting cisternae" i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Feremans WW,Huygen K,Menu R,Farber CM,de Caluwe JP,van Vooren JP,Marcelis L,Andre L,Brasseur M,Bondue H

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognostic value of detection of human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 DNA in histologically cancer free lymph nodes was assessed in left obturator lymph nodes from cervical cancer patients with HPV-16 positive primary tumours. HPV-16 DNA was detected by polymerase chain reaction in 12 of 35 patients with histologica...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Baay MF,Koudstaal J,Hollema H,Duk JM,Burger MP,Quint WG,Stolz E,Herbrink P

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of a quality assurance programme at the Aga Khan University Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan, all hysterectomy specimens were reviewed from January 1986 to December 1989. Adenomyosis was found in 237 of the 419 (56.5%) specimens studied. Of these 237 patients, 232 (97.9%) were parous and 196 (82.8%) were in t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Shaikh H,Khan KS

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine the effect of pregnancy on C4d concentrations and to assess whether C4d remains a useful disease activity marker in the management of connective tissue diseases during pregnancy. METHODS:Plasma C3, C4, and C4d concentrations were measured in 83 women at various stages of normal pregnancy and compared...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hopkinson ND,Powell RJ

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To develop a simple but reliable polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method to determine the HIV-1 status of patients on formalin fixed, paraffin wax embedded lymph node tissue. METHODS:Fifty lymph node specimens, 20 from HIV-1 seropositive and 30 from HIV-1 seronegative patients, were analysed. Lymph nodes with a var...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Slavik T,Wolfaardt M,van Zyl H,Simson IW

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a 12-month period, 40 146 blood donors were tested for the presence of high titre antitetanus antibodies. An attempt has been made to define the most suitable donors, those with antitetanus antibody titres of 4 IU/ml or above, by virtue of titre, sex, location, and length of time since most recent immunisation...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wiseman IC,Gascoigne ME

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of malignant melanoma has increased steadily over the past 30 years and this type of malignancy is the leading cause of death from cutaneous malignant disease. Cutaneous malignancies, including melanoma, can be detected at a very early stage and a cure is possible with prompt detection and treatment. In ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Calonje E

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pre-mRNA splicing is an essential process in eukaryotic cells where the transcribed intronic sequences are removed, prior to translation into protein. PRPF31 is a ubiquitously expressed splicing factor, which aids in the assembly of the macromolecular spliceosome. Mutations in PRPF31 cause autosomal dominant retinitis...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Rose AM,Luo R,Radia UK,Bhattacharya SS

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible use of sodium hypochlorite solution buffered to pH 7.6 and containing 100 ppm available chlorine (avCl) for disinfecting fibrescopes was investigated. A flexible fibrescope experimentally contaminated with Pseudomonas putida, Mycobacterium fortuitum, or Bacillus subtilis spores was effectively disinfected...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Coates D,Death JE

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported of a patient with plasmacytoma which assumed different clinicopathological features over seven years. The tumour first presented as a subcutaneous mass which was misdiagnosed as anaplastic carcinoma. Complete response to radiotherapy ensued but recurrence took the form of an intracerebral tumour. Fu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kwong YL,Ng WK

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To develop a readily applicable polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based technique which would permit the identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates from Bactec phials at an earlier stage than currently available methods. METHODS:Mycobacterial cells cultured in Bactec 12B medium were harvested by ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Cormican MG,Barry T,Gannon F,Flynn J

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemoglobin (Hb) Bonn is a newly described benign Hb variant that causes falsely depressed oxygen saturation as measured by pulse oximetry. It was found to be associated with mild haemolysis. Since its first report in a German family, no further cases have been documented in the literature. We report the first Chinese...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： So CC,Chan AY,Chow EY,Lin SY,Yip SF,Szeto SC,Chan LC

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence shows that chronic liver disease induced by hepatitis delta virus is closely associated with production of autoantibodies. To verify this sera from patients with hepatitis delta virus and from those with hepatitis B virus mediated chronic liver disease were tested for a panel of autoantibodies. Althoug...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Zauli D,Crespi C,Bianchi FB,Craxi A,Pisi E

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of erythrocytes to synthesize porphyrins from delta-aminolaevulic acid was compared in healthy people, patients with true iron-deficiency anaemia, and anaemic patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Porphyrin synthesis was found to be impaired in true iron deficiency but not in rheumatoid arthritis cases showi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Gutniak O,Kopéc M,Nieczaj J

更新日期：1971-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) represents a common genetic cause of mechanical and/or electrical dysfunction leading to heart failure (HF) onset for which truncating variants in titin (TTN) gene result in the most frequent mutations. Moreover, myocyte and endothelial cell apoptosis is a key endophenotype underlying card...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Mansueto G,Benincasa G,Della Mura N,Nicoletti GF,Napoli C

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00