Performance characteristics of a transcription-mediated nucleic acid amplification assay for qualitative detection of hepatitis C virus RNA.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neurofilaments are the major cytoskeletal components of neurons, and cell injury leads to their release into the surrounding area. The aim of this study was to compare the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum (S) concentrations of neurofilament light chains (NFLs) and phosphorylated neurofilament heavy chains...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Kušnierová P,Zeman D,Hradílek P,Čábal M,Zapletalová O

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accumulated evidences indicate that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) participate in many biological mechanisms. Moreover, it acts as an essential regulator in various human diseases such as gastric cancer (GC). Nevertheless, the comprehensive regulatory roles and clinical significance of most lncRNAs in GC are...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zhu Y,Luo C,Korakkandan AA,Fatma YHA,Tao Y,Yi T,Hu S,Liao Q

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the influence of race, cigarette smoking, and immunologic parameters on serum immunoglobulins, we analyzed serum IgG, IgA, and IgM levels in 455 healthy adults. The study population ranged in age from 20 to 69 years, including 282 whites and 173 blacks, 181 never-smokers, 93 ex-smokers, and 181 current ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Tollerud DJ,Brown LM,Blattner WA,Weiss ST,Maloney EM,Kurman CC,Nelson DL,Hoover RN

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies to neutrophil cytoplasmic antigens (ANCA) targeted toward granule enzymes have been recognized as a valuable diagnostic tool in the detection of Wegener's granulomatosis and systemic vasculitides. However, the most commonly used method of detection, the indirect immunofluorescence assay, is prone to false-p...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Streicher J,Fabian B,Herkner K,Pointner H,Bayer PM

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in the plasma of patients with both malignant and benign breast lesions was analyzed to determine whether the findings may have diagnostic and prognostic implications and to analyze the association between the levels of cfDNA and prognostic parameters. METHODS:Plasma samples were obtai...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Hashad D,Sorour A,Ghazal A,Talaat I

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of diabetes is increasing in China. Glucose control is very important in diabetic patients. The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of five glucose meters used in Chinese hospitals with a reference method, in the absence and presence of various factors that may interfere with the met...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Lv H,Zhang GJ,Kang XX,Yuan H,Lv YW,Wang WW,Randall R

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 23 patients with common migraine (CM), immune responsiveness and frequency of immunocompetent cells were investigated. In particular, phagocytosis and killing of Candida albicans by polymorphs (PMNs) and monocytes were analyzed. Also, the percentages of CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, natural killer, and CD15+ cells were evaluat...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Covelli V,Maffione AB,Munno I,Jirillo E

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Neonatal polycythemia may result in increased cytokine production. We aimed to investigate whether polycythemia and partial exchange transfusion (PET) affect interleukin-6 (IL-6) response pattern in early neonatal period. METHODS:Ninety-four newborns, 57 with polycythemia (Group 1) and 37 as control group...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Akdag A,Dilli D,Erdeve O,Oğuz SS,Dilmen U

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematological parameters are affected by different factors that include age, sex, smoking, ethnicity, and environmental altitude. It has been justified that each population must establish its own normal reference intervals to be used in clinical assessments and interpretations. Hematological reference intervals for ad...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Sirdah MM,Tarazi IS,El Jeadi H,Al Haddad RM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate clinical features, bacterial characteristics, and risk factors for shock and mortality of immunocompromised patients with Escherichia coli bacteremia. METHODS:A nearly 6-year retrospective study of E coli bacteremia in 188 immunocompromised patients at Xiangya Hospital was conducted. Demographic...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Tao X,Wang H,Min C,Yu T,Luo Y,Li J,Hu Y,Yan Q,Liu WE,Zou M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study aimed to explore the correlations of long non-coding RNA MALAT1 (lncRNA MALAT1) and its targets microRNA (miR)-125b, miR-133, miR-146a, and miR-203 with acute exacerbation risk, inflammation, and disease severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS:Plasma samples were obtained ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Liu S,Liu M,Dong L

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preeclampsia continues to be a major cause of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity worldwide. The etiopathogenesis of preeclampsia is not fully understood. Neopterin and interleukin-2 (IL-2) production reflects cellular immunity. Our purpose was to determine the levels of neopterin and interleukin-2 receptor...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Kaleli I,Kaleli B,Demir M,Yildirim B,Cevahir N,Demir S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Newborn screening tests have been designed to identify infants with severe disorders that are relatively prevalent and treatable or controllable. Comparing to other countries, the incidence of these diseases are very high in Turkey where the rate of consanguineous marriage is high. METHODS:In this article, ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Tezel B,Dilli D,Bolat H,Sahman H,Ozbaş S,Acıcan D,Ertek M,Köse MR,Dilmen U

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bone marrow (BM) study plays an important role as initial investigation specimen of lymphoma as well as staging lymphoma. This study aimed to investigate the utility of BM studies for classification of lymphoma and evaluate features of BM involvement by lymphoma over a period of 11 years. METHODS:A total of...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Kwoun WJ,Ahn JY,Park PW,Seo YH,Kim KH,Seo JY,Lee HT,Yoo KH

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of our study was to assess two tumor markers, carbohydrate antigen 724 (CA724) and neuron-specific enolase (NSE), in 20 healthy individuals. Then, we determined their average intra- and inter-individual biological variations (CVI and CVG ). METHODS:Blood samples were taken at weekly intervals for fi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Wang S,Zhao M,Mu R,Zhang X,Yun K,Shang H

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human insulin domains, signal peptide, B-chain, C-peptide, and A-chain, were highly expressed in Escherichia coli as recombinant proteins N-terminally fused to glutathione-S-transferase and a histidine-hexapeptide. The recombinant proteins were purified from insoluble cell fraction by affinity chromatography using...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Walter M,Berg H,Northemann W

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To determine the metabolic characteristics of patients with colon cancer (CC) and rectal cancer (RC) using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)-based metabolomics. METHODS:In this study, serum samples were collected from 22 CC patients and 23 RC patients preoperatively and postoperatively and 45 hea...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Wu J,Wu M,Wu Q

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death worldwide, and the detection of LDL-C contributes to reducing risks. However, the LDL-C is rarely evaluated according to the gold standard method because it is costly and time-consuming. This study aimed to determine the agreement of LDL-C among three ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Sonsok S,Sarakarn P,Sanchaisuriya P

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Essential hypertension (EH) is a high prevalence disease facing a public health challenge. People were little known about the genetics of diagnosing the cause of EH. Circular RNAs that have a continuous cycle of covalent closure, without affected by RNA exonuclease, and are more stable and hard to degrade may invo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Bao X,He X,Zheng S,Sun J,Luo Y,Tan R,Zhao J,Zhong F,Zhang L

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:N-terminal pro-Brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is an important biomarker to indicate cardiac function, but its significance in cardiac surgery is still unclear. OBJECTIVE:To explore clinical significance of serum NT-proBNP and their dynamic characteristics in patients with cardiac valve replacement (C...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Cai B,Wang L,Liu J,Shi Y,Guo Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Essential hypertension (EH) is an inflammatory disease, and endothelial dysfunction induced by chronic inflammation is one of the pathogeneses of EH. The expression of some inflammatory mediators may be regulated by the interaction of circular RNAs (circRNAs) and microRNAs (miRNAs). METHODS:An Agilent human...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： He X,Bao X,Tao Z,Sun J,Zheng S,Zhong F,Zhang L

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore relationships between immunological status, clinical features, radiographic damage, disease activity, and functional disability in Tunisian patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study was carried out in 112 patients with RA. Demographic characteristics, disease duratio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Hamad MB,Marzouk S,Kaddour N,Masmoudi H,Fakhfakh F,Rebai A,Bahloul Z,Maalej A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinicians recognize and compensate for limitations in estimating the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) using serum creatinine (sCr) measurements by the use of timed collections and mathematical manipulations of sCr. These limitations stem from that fact that sCr is affected by nonrenal influences, including muscle mas...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Massey D

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUNDS:β-Thalassemia is one of the most prevalent worldwide autosomal recessive disorders. It presents a great molecular heterogeneity resulting from more than 200 causative mutations in the β-globin gene. In Tunisia, β-thalassemia represents the most prevalent monogenic hemoglobin disorder with 2.21% of carriers....

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Sahli CA,Ben Salem I,Jouini L,Laouini N,Dabboubi R,Hadj Fredj S,Siala H,Othmeni R,Dakhlaoui B,Fattoum S,Bibi A,Messaoud T

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The matrix metalloproteinase matrilysin (MMP-7) is a member of the matrix metalloproteinase gene family, which is believed to play an important role in tumor invasion and metastasis. We have previously found that matrilysin mRNA is specifically expressed in colorectal cancers and adenomas and that its message is local...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Yamamoto H,Itoh F,Senota A,Adachi Y,Yoshimoto M,Endoh T,Hinoda Y,Yachi A,Imai K

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to explain the effects of microRNA-132 in renal cell carcinoma by regulating FOXM1 expression. METHODS:Thirty patients with renal cell carcinoma admitted to our hospital were enrolled, and their adjacent normal tissues and cancer tissues were taken. The expression of microRNA-132 w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Yu Y,Lu W,Zhou X,Huang H,Shen S,Guo L

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIM:Hepatitis B virus-e-antigen (HBeAg) is an affordable viral marker to assess viral replication kinetics and response to antiviral therapy. In the absence of confirmatory assays, discrepant or false-positive HBeAg results are resolved by screening for other HBV markers. We standardized an in-house HBeAg ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Fletcher GJ,Anantharam R,Radhakrishnan K,Karunakaran A,Abraham P

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We described an automated enzymatic assay for conjugated bilirubin (Bc) in serum using the Iatro D-Bil kit, with bilirubin oxidase (EC 1.3.3.5 BOD) from Myrothecium species. The specificity of the enzyme in the Iatro D-Bil kit was examined by analyzing unconjugated bilirubin (Bu), delta bilirubin (Bdelta), and Bc with...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Kimura S,Iyama S,Yamaguchi Y,Hayashi S,Yanagihara T

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low value of serum Clara cell protein (CC16) is associated with bronchial hyperreactivity in children. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the serum CC16 in relation to atopy and previously manifested LRTD. METHODS:In the population of 163 healthy 5- to 24-month-old children, atopy was determined by Phadiatop-infant (se...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Ilic N,Mihailovic N

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) circulating in blood is currently used for noninvasive diagnostic and prognostic tests. Minimizing background DNA is vital for detection of low abundance cfDNA. We investigated whether a new blood collection device could reduce background levels of genomic DNA (gDNA) in plasma compared ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Norton SE,Luna KK,Lechner JM,Qin J,Fernando MR

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00