A new blood collection device minimizes cellular DNA release during sample storage and shipping when compared to a standard device.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Existing evidence suggests that impaired vitamin D metabolism contribute to the development of atherosclerosis. Aortic intima-media thickness (IMT) is an earlier marker than carotid IMT of preclinical atherosclerosis. However, there is a lack of researches on direct investigation of relevance between serum 2...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Kalkan GY,Gür M,Koyunsever NY,Şeker T,Gözükara MY,Uçar H,Kaypaklı O,Baykan AO,Akyol S,Türkoğlu C,Elbasan Z,Şahin DY,Çaylı M

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fork head/winged helix transcription factor (Foxp3) plays a pivotal role in regulatory T (Treg) cells. The present study aimed to assess the association of Crohn's disease (CD) with Foxp3 polymorphisms and its colonic expression in Chinese patients. METHODS:The Foxp3 polymorphisms, rs3761547, rs2232365, rs2...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Xia S,Zhang D,Zheng S,Wu C,Lin Q,Ying S,Shao X,Jiang Y

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enteroviruses (EVs) are the most commonly identified cause of aseptic meningitis. Rapid detection and characterization of EV meningitis is essential in making decisions for patient management and treatment. A total of 52 cases of acute aseptic meningitis that occurred from March 2003 to April 2005 were investigated fo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Dumaidi K,Frantzidou F,Papa A,Diza E,Antoniadis A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-acrocentric satellited chromosomes mostly result from familial balanced insertions or translocations with p12 or p13 of any acrocentric. Although all non-acrocentrics have been involved, only 12 instances of chromosome 6 involvement are known. CASE PRESENTATION:A female infant exhibited clinical feature...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Domínguez MG,Rivera H,Dávalos-Pulido RM,Dávalos-Rodríguez IP

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies suggested that adiponectin (APN) could ameliorate ischemia/reperfusion injury and endothelial dysfunction in patients with acute myocardial infarction. However, the relationship between serum APN level and coronary flow after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) in patients with...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Liang S,Li H,Shen X,Liu R

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C-peptide is secreted in equimolar concentrations with insulin, and is often measured to assess pancreatic beta-cell function. C-peptide analysis is most often performed by radioimmunoassay (RIA) which has several disadvantages. We evaluated an automated, chemiluminescent immunoassay for C-peptide in terms of precisio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Hardy RW,Cohn M,Konrad RJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：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：INTRODUCTION:The pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines play crucial role in the development and functions of placenta. Any changes in these cytokines may be associated with many pregnancy-related disorders like preeclampsia. Therefore, the present study is aimed to study the expression of pro-inflammatory (TNF-α, IL-6) ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Aggarwal R,Jain AK,Mittal P,Kohli M,Jawanjal P,Rath G

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We found that the Rhabdomyosarcoma (RD) cell line expresses human acetylcholine receptor (AChR) based on the following evidences: 1. Soluble AChR can be isolated from RD cells following the isolation procedure for AChR from human muscle; 2. Intact RD cells bind to alpha-bungarotoxin (alpha Butx) in a time-dependent an...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Wu JT,Astill M,Lloyd C,Salmon VC

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Automated flow cytometry-based urine analyzer is increasingly being used to identify and enumerate cells and particles in urine specimens. It measures electrical conductivity which could be transformed to osmolality. Using this machine, all urine specimens could be screened for osmolality without requiring a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Yoo DW,Lee SM,Moon SY,Kim IS,Chang CL

更新日期：2020-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Positive predictive values for the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were determined for two antinative DNA assays: a Farr-type radioimmunoassay (RIA) and a solid-phase enzyme immunoassay (EIA). The study population consisted of all patients whose EIA anti-DNA results were positive (greater than 250 IU) ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Clough JD,Chang RK

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MYBPC3 mutations have been described in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). A mutation, c.3373G>A, has been reported to cause autosomal recessive form of HCM. Here, we report that this mutation can cause autosomal dominant form of DCM. METHODS:Next-generation sequencing using...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Mahdieh N,Hosseini Moghaddam M,Motavaf M,Rabbani A,Soveizi M,Maleki M,Rabbani B,Alizadeh-Asl A

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the involvement of herpes simplex virus (HSV) or Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) as potentially curable causes of central nervous system (CNS) infections in sub-Saharan Africa. OBJECTIVE:In this study, we developed a PCR assay dedicated to simultaneous testing of HSV1/HSV2 and MTB in ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zida S,Kolia-Diafouka P,Kania D,Sotto A,Foulongne V,Bolloré K,Ouangraoua S,Méda N,Carrère-Kremer S,Van de Perre P,Tuaillon E

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to evaluate whether the use of acid citrate dextrose (ACD) Formula A may enhance the survival of platelets during storage, thus allowing the continuance of platelet studies over the period of 2-3 hours usually recommended. For this purpose the effects of time on in vitro platelet respons...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Pignatelli P,Pulcinelli FM,Ciatti F,Pesciotti M,Ferroni P,Gazzaniga PP

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:(a) To evaluate the clinical performance of endocrine analytes using the sigma metrics (σ) model. (b) To redesign quality control strategies for performance improvement. METHODS:The sigma values of the analytes were initially evaluated based on the allowable total error (TEa), bias, and coefficient of varia...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Liu Y,Cao Y,Liu X,Wu L,Cai W

更新日期：2020-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2010 approved the use of immunosuppressant drug everolimus, which requires therapeutic drug monitoring in whole blood. Taking advantage of structural similarity between sirolimus and everolimus we attempted to rapidly estimate everolimus concentration from apparent s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Dasgupta A,Moreno V,Balark S,Smith A,Sonilal M,Tejpal N,Van Buren CT

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary adrenal lymphoma (PAL) is an infrequent malignant disease and there is no consensus classification or specialized treatment for it. However, PAL has been observed to have worse prognosis compared with other extrarenal malignant lymphomas and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma presents as the most common s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Chen Y,He HS,Hu QF,Wang G

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the reliability of new indirect tests in the diagnosis of acute infection by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Studied for all samples were method 1, the heterophil antibodies (Abs) (Monolatex, Biokit, Germany); method 2, the IgM Abs to EBV with ELISA tests (antigen pools, Enzygnost, Behring-werke, Germany); method...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Gutiérrez J,Rodríguez M,Maroto C,Piédrola G

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary heart disease (CHD) is primarily caused by atherosclerosis of coronary arteries. It is largely an inflammatory disease of the vascular wall. The inflammation is related to DNA methylation. Angiopoietin-like protein 2 (ANGPTL2) has various functions in several chronic inflammatory diseases. Macrophag...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zhou J,Chen L,Yang X,Huang X,Wang Z,Peng P,Lian J

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to establish a rapid staining method sensitive enough to stain the protein bands on cellulose acetate membrane and suitable for the analysis of urinary proteins in healthy subjects, we conducted a detailed examination of Kovarik's method designed for the analysis of proteins in cerebrospinal fluid in detail. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Hiratsuka N,Shiba K,Shinomura K,Hosaki S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reference intervals are important for interpretation of clinical laboratory tests. The platelet (PLT) indices such as the mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet distribution width (PDW) are newer hematological parameters, which have been recently reported as clinically valuable biomarkers. However, there ar...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Hong J,Min Z,Bai-shen P,Jie Z,Ming-ting P,Xian-zhang H,Xiao-ke H,Lan-lan W,Xin Z,Wei G,Rui Q,Wen-xiang C,Xin-zhong W,Yue-yun M,Hong S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nager syndrome is a rare genetic syndrome characterized by craniofacial and preaxial limb anomalies. Haploinsufficiency of the SF3B4 gene has been identified as a significant reason for Nager syndrome. Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) has similar facial features; however, the TCOF1, POLR1D, and POLR1C genes h...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zhao J,Yang L

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delta neutrophil index (DNI) is a new inflammatory marker and the present study aimed to evaluate the predictive value of the DNI for the presence of a perforation in elderly with acute appendicitis. METHODS:This retrospective observational study was conducted on 108 consecutive elderly patients (≥65 years ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Shin DH,Cho YS,Kim YS,Ahn HC,Oh YT,Park SO,Won MH,Cho JH,Kim YM,Seo JY,Lee YH

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Didemnin A was conjugated at the amino terminus of the N-methylleucine residue, via the linkers N-succinimidyl-3-(2-pyridyldithio)-propionate and trans-1,4-maleimidomethyl-cyclohexane carboxylic acid, to keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) and bovine serum albumin (BSA). The didemnin-KLH conjugates were used to hyperimmun...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Raybould TJ,Grothaus PG,Simpson SB,Bignami GS,Lazo CB,Newman RA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary artery disease (CAD) was the second leading cause of death for the past 3 years in Taiwan. The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system is considered a new risk factor of CAD because investigations show that the levels and bioactivity of IGF-I and IGFBP-3 (where IGFBP is insulin-like growth factor-bi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Lin HL,Ueng KC,Wang HL,Chen TP,Yang SF,Chu SC,Hsieh YS

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lupus nephritis is a serious manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The objective of this study was to identify the sensitivity, specificity, and cut-off values of IP-10 in the serum and urine of patients with lupus nephritis compared to renal biopsy, albumin/creatinine ratio, and serum anti-ds...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： El-Gohary A,Hegazy A,Abbas M,Kamel N,Nasef SI

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite advances in diagnostic techniques, many cases of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remain underdiagnosed in remote centers unequipped with these technologies. We hypothesized that the automated cellular indices with scatter plots and flags may aid in rapid and cost-effective screening of AML. METHODS:C...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Virk H,Varma N,Naseem S,Bihana I,Sukhachev D

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an increasing demand for genetic testing of patients with hypercoagulability. We have developed a multiplex-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique that incorporates the state-of-the art of genetic testing for thrombosis mutations (Factor V Leiden [FVL] and G20210A F2 and C46T F12). The sequences are detect...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： López M,Giraldo P,Alvarez P,Cornudella R,Pocoví M,Martínez A,Fontcuberta J,Soria JM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dried blood spots (DBS) are an important form of bio-sampling and valuable approach for storing blood samples for genetic studies. This has necessitated in developing an effective protocol to isolate genomic DNA (gDNA) from DBS samples.In this study, we have elucidated a dependable and non-hazardous "single ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Shaik M,Shivanna DK,Kamate M,Ab V,Tp KV

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00