An apparent phaeochromocytoma and abnormal thyroid function tests.

abstract：:The activity of serum deoxycytidylate deaminase, not hitherto reported to increase after myocardial infarction, has been investigated and the results have been related to other cardiac enzymes, including the MB fraction of creatine phosphokinase. Deoxycytidylate deaminase was found to increase to maximum activity on t...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Roberts RG,Davies AG,Jones DD

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Measurement of serum natriuretic peptides is recommended in patients with suspected heart failure. Assays for N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) are available on several platforms and can be measured in serum or heparinized plasma. Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics do not recommend the use of...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Peake RW,Turner HE,Leaper W,Deans KA,Hannah A,Croal BL

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neutrophilic polymorphonuclear leukocytes play a crucial role in the host defence against bacterial and fungal infections. They participate in the inflammatory response through the liberation of peptides and enzymes like myeloperoxidase (MPO). Therefore, MPO has a potential as a marker enzyme for the diagnos...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Hasmann A,Wehrschuetz-Sigl E,Marold A,Wiesbauer H,Schoeftner R,Gewessler U,Kandelbauer A,Schiffer D,Schneider KP,Binder B,Schintler M,Guebitz GM

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Measurement of aldosterone and/or renin is essential to aid the differential diagnosis of secondary hypertension, guide strategy for therapeutic management of hypertension and assess adequacy of mineralocorticoid replacement. AIM:The objective was to establish normative data for aldosterone and renin using ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： O'Shea P,Brady JJ,Gallagher N,Dennedy MC,Fitzgibbon M

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of inhibition of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH), the rate-limiting enzyme in guanine nucleotide de novo synthesis, on cell growth, cell viability, endogenous nucleotide concentrations and concentrations of extracellular nucleosides and bases were studied in Molt F4 human malignant lymphoblasts...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Stet EH,De Abreu RA,Bökkerink JP,Lambooy LH,Vogels-Mentink TM,Keizer-Garritsen JJ,Trijbels FJ

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Accumulating evidence shows an over-abundance of Fusobacterium nucleatum in colorectal tumour tissues. Although stool DNA testing of Fusobacterium nucleatum might be a potential marker for the detection of colorectal tumours, the difficulty in detecting Fusobacterium nucleatum in stool by conventional metho...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Suehiro Y,Sakai K,Nishioka M,Hashimoto S,Takami T,Higaki S,Shindo Y,Hazama S,Oka M,Nagano H,Sakaida I,Yamasaki T

更新日期：2017-01-01 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

authors： Goyale A,Ashley SL,Taylor DR,Elnenaei MO,Alaghband-Zadeh J,Sherwood RA,le Roux CW,Vincent RP

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of international experts prepared two lists of drugs with their serum/plasma and urine concentrations, which should be used when evaluating the performance of a new laboratory method. The two lists were verified by running in vitro interference studies in three European laboratories on Hitachi instruments. The...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Sonntag O,Scholer A

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated procalcitonin (PCT) assay in the emergency diagnosis of neonatal bacterial infection, especially in preterm infants, relative to C-reactive protein (CRP) and fibrinogen. METHODS:One hundred and twenty neonates (32 preterm), of whom 21 were infected, were tested. RESULTS:Concentrations of PCT, ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Guibourdenche J,Bedu A,Petzold L,Marchand M,Mariani-Kurdjian P,Hurtaud-Roux MF,Aujard Y,Porquet D

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review describes the development and application of a novel test to determine levels of human immunoreactive trypsin, an enzyme produced solely by the pancreas, in biological fluids. Being organ-specific, the assay of immunoreactive trypsin should be an ideal marker of pancreatic function, and this is supported b...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Stagg BH,Wood TP

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Plantain, a herbal remedy, has been reported to interfere with therapeutic drug monitoring of digoxin. We evaluated three commercially available plantain products for potential interference with therapeutic drug monitoring of digoxin and 13 other common drugs. METHOD:Dry content of plantain capsule or pla...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Dasgupta A,Davis B,Wells A

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Requirements for information technology in pathology now extend well beyond the provision of purely analytical data. With the aim of achieving seamless integration of laboratory data into the total clinical pathway, "informatics"--the art and science of turning data into useful information--is becoming increasingly im...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Jones R,O'Connor J

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An evaluation of the Amerlex system for determination of total thyroxine (T4) and total triiodothyronine (T3) is described. The within- and between-batch precisions were acceptable, and analyses of quality control material and linearity studies demonstrated good accuracy at the clinical decision levels. The correlatio...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Wilke TJ,Turnbull PA

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical biochemists have long known the analytical and clinical limitations of creatinine and creatinine clearance measurement in the assessment of glomerular filtration rate (GFR). This background is reviewed in the article before assessing the utility of cystatin C, the most promising replacement biochemical marker...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Newman DJ

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smoking is a major risk factor for periodontal disease, causing bone and tooth loss. Effective management of many oral conditions requires accurate information about smoking. We describe a disposable, 10-min, near-patient saliva test to monitor cigarette smoking. A plastic device contains the dried reagents to measure...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Cope G,Nayyar P,Holder R,Brock G,Chapple I

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 1 year prospective study we evaluated the effect of feedback of laboratory data on the requesting behaviour of physicians in general medicine. Data on within-hours and out-of-hours clinical chemistry laboratory usage and revenue expenditure for inpatients and outpatients, expressed in terms of clinical workload, ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Gama R,Nightingale PG,Broughton PM,Peters M,Bradby GV,Berg J,Ratcliffe JG

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method is described for the assessment of the fraction of microcytes from the red blood cell (RBC) size distribution histogram. For quantification of the fraction of microcytes an upper threshold corresponding with a RBC volume of 70 fL is established. The reference interval for the fraction of microcytes covers a r...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Bartels PC,Helleman PW,Soons JB

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper summarises the views of the authors on the provision of a prolactin assay service. We discuss the pathophysiology of prolactin secretion and the clinical indications that arise from that. We cover the rather complex issue of the definition of normal and elevated prolactin levels. From these considerations, ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Jeffcoate SL,Bacon RR,Beastall GH,Diver MJ,Franks S,Seth J

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to re-evaluate the radioimmunoassay for desmosine in urine, which is currently used as a measure of elastin metabolism. Using ion exchange chromatography, gel filtration and affinity chromatography it was shown that at least five other compounds in hydrolysates of human urine competed fo...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Starcher B,Scott M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a binary gradient high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for measuring HbA2 in whole blood samples using a Pharmacia Mono Q column (1 mL) and measurement at 415 nm. The assay requires a simple lysis and centrifugation step before injection onto the column. We found good agreement of results ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Keevil BG,Maylor PW,Rowlands D

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protoporphyrin and zinc-protoporphyrin were measured in the erythrocytes of normal subjects, workers exposed to lead and patients with iron deficiency and erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP). Results showed significantly higher levels of zinc-protoporphyrin in the lead-exposed workers (P < 0.0001), patients with iron ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Nelson JC,Westwood M,Allen KR,Newton KE,Barth JH

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 78-year-old patient with late diagnosis of hyperoxaluria type III (PH3). He developed renal failure after nephrectomy for clear cell papillary renal carcinoma and complained of recurrent urolithiasis for some 30 years, whose aetiology was never identified. Biochemical laboratory investigations ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Richard E,Blouin JM,Harambat J,Llanas B,Bouchet S,Acquaviva C,de la Faille R

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parenteral nutrition is a well-established technique for feeding patients with intestinal failure and other conditions which render enteral feeding impossible. Biochemical tests are required in the initial assessment of these patients, for monitoring their response to treatment and for the detection and management of ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Marshall WJ,Mitchell PE

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The high-dose hook effect is a well-known phenomenon of two-site immunoassays including those for human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG). We investigated the occurrence of a high-dose hook effect in six routinely available hCG assays using a sample with a total hCG concentration of approximately 3,600,000 IU/L....

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Al-Mahdili HA,Jones GR

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The standard colorimetric methods most often used for the measurement of serum unsaturated iron binding capacity (UIBC) are subject to gross interference by iron dextran. This paper describes a brief evaluation of an alternative radiometric assay for serum UIBC, based on a commercially available kit method, but incorp...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Kind CN

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidative stress may play an aetiological role in the development and progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, evidence on its biochemical markers has been controversial. This article aimed to assess the role of F2-isoprostanes, a marker for measuring in vivo lipid oxidation, as a biomarker for ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Zhang ZJ

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current practice requires regular venous blood samples for monitoring of tacrolimus concentrations post renal transplant requiring regular hospital visits. Mitra devices use volumetric absorptive microsampling technology and absorb a fixed amount of blood (10 μL) from a capillary blood sample. They are a via...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Marshall DJ,Kim JJ,Brand S,Bryne C,Keevil BG

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum osteocalcin did not show any response to the onset of osteosarcoma in Paget's disease of bone whereas serum alkaline phosphatase increased rapidly. This suggests that osteocalcin is not useful in the diagnosis and management of Paget's osteosarcoma and does not reflect the same osteoblastic processes in bone as ...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Davie MW,Worsfold M,Sharp CA

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum concentrations of total thyroid hormones, thyroid hormone binding proteins, free thyroid hormones and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) were measured in a large group of healthy normal subjects (n = 218) to determine the influence of age and sex on tests of thyroid function. No effect of age on measurements of t...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Franklyn JA,Ramsden DB,Sheppard MC

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuroendocrine tumours are slow growing tumours known to secrete a variety of vasoactive peptides which give rise to symptoms of the carcinoid syndrome. The diagnosis and monitoring of patients with neuroendocrine tumours is undertaken in many centres using 24 h urinary measurement of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic a...

journal_title：Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors： Adaway JE,Dobson R,Walsh J,Cuthbertson DJ,Monaghan PJ,Trainer PJ,Valle JW,Keevil BG

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00