Thermodynamic parameters in immunoassay.

abstract：:The term "clinical proteomics" refers to the application of available proteomics technologies to current areas of clinical investigation. The ability to simultaneously and comprehensively examine changes in large numbers of proteins in the context of disease or other changes in physiological conditions holds great pro...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Clarke W,Zhang Z,Chan DW

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of so-called high-sensitivity troponin assays (hsTn) has scored a compelling goal for laboratory medicine, allowing the safe clinical application of international recommendations for the definition of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, the introduction of hsTn has not been welcomed by clinici...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Ferraro S,Panteghini M

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serum free light chain (sFLC) measurements are increasingly important in the context of screening for monoclonal gammopathies, prognostic stratification, and monitoring of therapy responses. At the same time, analytical limitations have been reported with the currently available nephelometric and turbidimetr...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Jacobs JFM,de Kat Angelino CM,Brouwers HMLM,Croockewit SA,Joosten I,van der Molen RG

更新日期：2018-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Iodine requirements increase during pregnancy and previous studies have reported the inadequate iodine status of pregnant women in areas that have achieved iodine sufficiency in the general population. We examined the urinary iodine (UI) concentrations of pregnant women in Ukraine, where the iodine status is...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Sekitani Y,Hayashida N,Takahashi J,Kozlovsky AA,Rudnitskiy S,Petrova A,Gutevych OK,Chorniy SA,Yamashita S,Takamura N

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-related variation of the urinary excretion of amino acids has been widely reported. Instead of the conventional reference intervals, continuous reference limits might be a more practical approach during periods of rapid changes such as infancy or childhood. Regression-based reference limits have been produced for ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Venta R,Prieto B,Alvarez FV

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased expression of sialyl Lewis X or A antigens on metastatic cancer cells leads to their selectin-mediated extravasation. Profound fucosylation of the serum microenvironment may be a factor that interrupts adhesion and influences the formation of metastases. In this study we quantitatively analyzed fucosylation ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Kossowska B,Ferens-Sieczkowska M,Gancarz R,Passowicz-Muszyńska E,Jankowska R

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEEs) and ethyl glucuronide (EtG) in meconium emerged as reliable, direct biological markers for establishing gestational ethanol exposure. We investigated whether EtG in maternal hair measured during the three trimesters of pregnancy correlated with EtG and FAEEs i...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Joya X,Marchei E,Salat-Batlle J,García-Algar O,Calvaresi V,Pacifici R,Pichini S

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three groups of patients have been studied longitudinally for 24 months to analyze the role of hepatitis G virus (HGV) in hepatic disease. Group 1 consisted of 50 patients with non-B, non-C chronic hepatitis, group 2 consisted of 44 hemodialyzed patients, and group 3 consisted of 50 healthy blood donors. The presence ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Grassi M,Mammarella A,Sagliaschi G,Granati L,Musca A,Traditi F,Pezzella M

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) activates soluble guanylyl cyclase, which results in an increased synthesis of cyclic guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP), smooth muscle relaxation and vasodilation. The heme group in soluble guanylyl cyclase binds NO and allosterically activates the catalytic site. In addition, a second allo...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Nakane M

更新日期：2003-07-01 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：:Lipid peroxidation biomarkers and antioxidant status were measured in 76 cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and compared to 40 control subjects. Univariate and multivariate statistics were performed in this study. Results showed that indicators of lipid peroxidation were higher in CF patients than in controls; thiobarbitur...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Benabdeslam H,Abidi H,Garcia I,Bellon G,Gilly R,Revol A

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early diagnosis of cobalamin deficiency is crucial, owing to the latent nature of this disorder and the resulting possible irreversible neurological damage. A normal serum cobalamin concentration does not reliably rule out a functional cobalamin deficiency and there does not at present seem to be any single diagnostic...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Nilsson K,Isaksson A,Gustafson L,Hultberg B

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Investigation of a 61-year-old Caucasian male suffering from fatigue and weight loss led to the finding of a carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9) concentration of 80 kU/L using an ADVIA Centaur analyser. Determination of CA 19-9 on Vidas, AxSYM and Architect i2000 systems gave normal results. His rheumatoid f...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Berth M,Bosmans E,Everaert J,Dierick J,Schiettecatte J,Anckaert E,Delanghe J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reference intervals for healthy subjects and diseased populations are important benchmarks for the clinical interpretation of laboratory test values. It is important that the testing conditions used to collect the reference data be closely matched with the testing conditions used for patient data. Interlaboratory diff...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Klee GG

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Choroid plexus has the highest concentration of transthyretin (TTR) mRNA in the body, 4.4 microg TTR mRNA/g wet weight tissue, compared with 0.39 microg in the liver. The proportion of TTR to total protein synthesis in choroid plexus is 12%. All newly synthesized TTR is secreted towards the ventricles. Net transfer of...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Schreiber G

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low levels of plasma homocysteine have been found in children and adult populations living in Burkina Faso in association with a low prevalence of coronary heart disease. METHODS:Based on this finding, the levels of plasma homocysteine and other thiols (cysteine, cysteinylglycine, glutathione) in postmenopa...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Chillemi R,Simpore J,Persichilli S,Minucci A,D'Agata A,Musumeci S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection and quantification of amyloidogenic monoclonal light chains are necessary for the diagnosis and evaluation of response to treatment in AL amyloidosis. However, the amyloid clone is often small and difficult to detect. We report the case of a 68-year-old man who was referred to our Center in April 2013 af...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Milani P,Valentini V,Ferraro G,Basset M,Russo F,Foli A,Palladini G,Merlini G

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of S-100B protein in serum or cerebrospinal fluid is increasingly used as a molecular marker of brain damage. However, there is no information about the pre-analytical in vitro stability of S-100B. We have investigated whether storing blood samples at different time periods and conditions affected the meas...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Raabe A,Kopetsch O,Gross U,Zimmermann M,Gebhart P

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pleomorphic adenoma (PA) is a benign tumour of the salivary gland with a tendency to malignancy which creates many diagnostic problems. N-acetyl-beta-hexosaminidase (HEX) is a lysosomal exoglycosidase involved in degradation of oligosaccharide chains of glycoproteins, glycolipids and glycosaminoglycans, know...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Borzym-Kluczyk M,Olszewska E,Radziejewska I,Lewszuk A,Zwierz K

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whereas N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is approved for risk stratification of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), short-term temporal changes in NT-proBNP concentrations and the optimal time points for sampling are not clear. The purpose of this study was to better define the ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Buchner S,Debl K,Barlage S,Griese D,Fredersdorf S,Jeron A,Lubnow M,Müller T,Muders F,Holmer S,Riegger GA,Luchner A

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The immunoglobulin superfamily receptor translocation-associated 2 (IRTA2) gene encodes both membrane and secreted forms of the B-cell differentiation antigen (also identified as FcRH5). The membrane form is highly expressed on the surface of hairy cell leukemia (HCL) cells from patients. This study aimed to...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Ise T,Kreitman RJ,Pastan I,Nagata S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Customer satisfaction is a key quality indicator of laboratory service. Patients and physicians are the ultimate customers in medical laboratory, and their opinions are essential components in developing a customer-oriented laboratory. METHODS:A longitudinal investigation of customer satisfaction was conduc...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Guo S,Duan Y,Liu X,Jiang Y

更新日期：2018-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a sight threatening eye disease that affects millions of humans over the age of 65 years. It is considered to be the major cause of irreversible blindness in the elderly population in the developed world. The disease is prevalent in Europe and the United States, which has a la...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Kokotas H,Grigoriadou M,Petersen MB

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening using stool samples is now in routine use where tumor DNA methylation analysis for leading markers such as NDRG4 and SDC2 is an integral part of the test. However, processing stool samples for reproducible and efficient extraction of human genomic DNA remains a bottleneck fo...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Jin S,Ye Q,Hong Y,Dai W,Zhang C,Liu W,Guo Y,Zhu D,Zhang Z,Chen S,Wang Y,Li D,Ma W,Yang Z,Li J,Zheng Z,Luan J,Wu X,Jiang F,Xu C,Ding C

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent revision of ISO15189 has further strengthened its position as the standard for accreditation for medical laboratories. Both for laboratories and their customers it is important that the scope of such accreditation is clear. Therefore the European co-operation for accreditation (EA) demands that the national...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Thelen MH,Vanstapel FJ,Kroupis C,Vukasovic I,Boursier G,Barrett E,Bernabeu Andreu F,Brguljan PM,Brugnoni D,Lohmander M,Sprongl L,Vodnik T,Ghita I,Vaubourdolle M,Huisman W,Working Group Accreditation ISO\/CEN standards (WG-A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced and total homocysteine, cysteine, glutathione and cysteinylglycine in plasma were investigated in 19 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and in 29 healthy subjects. The purpose was to examine the influence of pro-oxidant activity caused by the lung disease on the metabolism of homocysteine and ...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Andersson A,Ankerst J,Lindgren A,Larsson K,Hultberg B

更新日期：2001-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Proteogenomics is an emerging field at the intersection of genomics and proteomics. Many variant peptides corresponding to single nucleotide variations (SNVs) are associated with specific diseases. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility of proteogenomic-based variant peptide detection in di...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Dimitrakopoulos L,Prassas I,Berns EMJJ,Foekens JA,Diamandis EP,Charames GS

更新日期：2017-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We report a Dutch-Belgian multicentre evaluation of the Tosoh HLC-723G8 glycohaemoglobin analyser, an ion-exchange HPLC instrument for the separation and quantification of haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) in whole blood. METHODS:We evaluated the analytical performances of the Tosoh G8 analyser and compared the resul...

journal_title：Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

authors： Chapelle JP,Teixeira J,Maisin D,Assink H,Barla G,Stroobants AK,Delzenne B,van den Eshof W

更新日期：2010-03-01 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