Abstract:
:Four hundred and fifty-four subjects with hyperamylasaemia were screened for the presence of macroamylase using polyethylene glycol precipitation (PEG) and the Beckman automated amylase assay based on the hydrolysis of maltotetraose. Twenty-five subjects (5.5%) exhibited PEG precipitation values suggestive of macroamylasaemia (MA) (>52% loss of original amylase activity). Macroamylasaemia was confirmed by gel filtration chromatography (GFC) in 21/25 subjects, using albumin as a molecular weight marker. Biochemical and clinical details of the 21 subjects identified are presented and discussed. It is recommended that serum exhibiting more than 57% precipitation of the original amylase activity by PEG should be examined by GFC to confirm or exclude MA.
journal_name
Ann Clin Biochemjournal_title
Annals of clinical biochemistryauthors
Lawson GJdoi
10.1258/0004563011900263subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2001-01-01 00:00:00pages
37-45issue
Pt 1eissn
0004-5632issn
1758-1001journal_volume
38pub_type
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journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/000456328902600214
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journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
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doi:10.1258/000456306777695717
更新日期:2006-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
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doi:10.1177/000456329703400110
更新日期:1997-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
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更新日期:1994-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/000456328101800101
更新日期:1981-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Unnecessary blood tests are estimated to contribute to 25% of wastage in the National Health Service. The aim of this study was to assess the financial implication of clinical need-focused blood tests guided by a senior clinician in a district general hospital. METHODS:We conducted an observational longitud...
journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/0004563215617782
更新日期:2016-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/000456329202900403
更新日期:1992-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1258/000456307779595995
更新日期:2007-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1177/0004563215615148
更新日期:2016-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/000456327501200102
更新日期:1975-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/000456329403100203
更新日期:1994-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Hereditary renal hypouricaemia (HRH) is a genetic disorder commonly associated with exercise-induced acute kidney injury (AKI). We report the case of a 19-year-old man who was admitted to hospital with exercise-induced AKI and who was subsequently shown to have HRH. We believe this to be the first description of a cas...
journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1258/acb.2012.012017
更新日期:2013-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Biological variation of an analyte is an important determinant of its usefulness. Intraindividual variation in serum thyroid hormones, parathyroid hormone (PTH) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in healthy subjects was determined in this study. METHODS:Blood samples were taken at weekly intervals for...
journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1258/acb.2007.007103
更新日期:2008-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Erythrocyte and fasting plasma magnesium were assayed by a dyebinding colorimetric method using the metallochromic dye, Calmagite, in 51 diabetic Nigerians and 25 controls. Erythrocyte magnesium concentrations were similar in the diabetics and the controls. Fasting plasma magnesium concentrations were significantly lo...
journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/000456328902600111
更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Background Antiphospholipid syndrome is an autoimmune disease characterized by thrombosis, fetal losses and thrombocytopenia associated to antiphospholipid antibodies. They are directed to phospholipids, such as cardiolipins (anticardiolipin) and lupus anticoagulant or to complexes formed by phospholipids and protein ...
journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/0004563216672248
更新日期:2017-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Refeeding syndrome (RS) is a potentially fatal condition that can occur following the re-introduction of nutrition after a period of starvation. Hypophosphataemia following the reintroduction of nutrition is often the only reliable biochemical marker of RS. Refeeding index (RI) generated from baseline insuli...
journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1177/0004563214523739
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/000456328502200216
更新日期:1985-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Eleven unfit bank executives in sedentary employment exercised daily for 10 weeks according to the Canadian Air-Force 5BX Exercise Programme. Over this period no changes were observed in the glucose or insulin responses to a standard breakfast or to intravenous glucose, or in the glucose response to intravenous insuli...
journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/000456327901600115
更新日期:1979-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/0004563213484906
更新日期:2013-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1258/000456302320314557
更新日期:2002-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1258/000456303321016169
更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The Bhattacharya method and the 'average of normals' method for internal quality control were compared. Both are based on unselected patient test results. The Bhattacharya method is mostly used in clinical chemistry for calculation of reference intervals but could be modified for quality control procedures. Using the ...
journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/000456329102800413
更新日期:1991-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The primary antibody deficiency syndromes are a group of rare disorders characterized by an inability to produce clinically effective immunoglobulin responses. Some of these disorders result from genetic mutations in genes involved in B cell development, whereas others appear to be complex polygenic disorders. They mo...
journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1258/acb.2008.008175
更新日期:2009-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The purpose of this study was to assess retrospectively the prevalence of severe hyponatraemia in a hospital population and its laboratory investigation, treatment and clinical outcome. Over a 6-month period 47 patients (27 women and 20 men) were found to have a plasma sodium concentration of < or = 120 mmol/L (this n...
journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/000456329903600204
更新日期:1999-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Immunoreactive melatonin has been studied in normal human volunteers, both men and women, at different times of day and different times of the year. At 2400, but not at 0800 or 1200, there are very large inter-individual variations in mean levels, the maximum difference being fivefold. Intra-individual variations are ...
journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/000456327901600182
更新日期:1979-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/0004563216677101
更新日期:2017-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Wernicke's encephalopathy is caused by thiamine deficiency and has a range of presenting features, including gait disturbance, altered cognitive state, nystagmus and other eye movement disorders. In the past, Wernicke's encephalopathy was described almost exclusively in the alcohol-dependent population. However, in cu...
journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/0004563220939604
更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of clinical biochemistry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1258/0004563011901091
更新日期:2001-11-01 00:00:00