Serum Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) Activity: A Novel Screening Test to Differentiate HIV Monoinfection From HIV-HBV and HIV-HCV Coinfections.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Dynamic monitoring of the concentration variation of IgM and IgG in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infections and exploring their diagnostic value for coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). METHODS:A total of 15 patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection were enrolled as the COVID-19 group, and 50 patients were enrolled as th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Lijia S,Lihong S,Huabin W,Xiaoping X,Xiaodong L,Yixuan Z,Pin H,Yina X,Xiaoyun S,Junqi W

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elevation of chylomicrons and chylomicron remnants in plasma would lead to hyperlipidemia and other complications. Apo B-48, which is translated and produced in the adult intestine from the same gene as Apo B-100, is considered to be an essential component of chylomicrons and chylomicron remnants. Using a peptide ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Uchida Y,Kurano Y,Ito S

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aberrant levels of circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) are potential biomarkers in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) diagnosis and therapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate serum exosomal miR-29a expression as a non-invasive biomarker for PTC diagnosis and prognosis. METHODS:Quantitative reverse transcripti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Wen Q,Wang Y,Li X,Jin X,Wang G

更新日期：2020-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To discover how NLRP3 and TNFRSF1A polymorphisms affect the efficacy of traditional medicine and etanercept for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. METHODS:Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and haplotype analyses were conducted based on determined NLRP3 and TNFRSF1A among AS patients. We subsequently a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zhao S,Chen H,Wu G,Zhao C

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：:Using a fully automated reticulocyte counter, the roles of the reticulocyte count with maturation in pancytopenia were evaluated. Different groups of pancytopenia including aplastic anemia, infiltrative marrow disorder, hypersplenism, and megaloblastic anemia were recruited. All patients had bone marrow examinations f...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Lin CK,Hsu HC,Chau WK,Jiang ML,Chiu CF

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloid peptide is thought to play a critical role in neuronal death in Alzheimer's disease (AD), most likely through oxidative stress. Free radical-related injury leads to DNA breaks, which subsequently activates the repair enzyme poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1). In this study, the relationship between genetic...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Liu HP,Lin WY,Wu BT,Liu SH,Wang WF,Tsai CH,Lee CC,Tsai FJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 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:Although recent studies have indicated that gut microbiome dysbiosis was significantly associated with the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), information on the role of blood microbiome in T2DM development is scarce. METHODS:Fifty incident T2DM cases and 100 matched non-T2DM controls were selected fr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Qiu J,Zhou H,Jing Y,Dong C

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Brazilian External Quality Assessment Program in Immunohematology (BEQAPI) was introduced with the objective of evaluating the quality of diagnosis in immunohematology. From 1992 to 2003, proficiency tests for ABO grouping, Rh (D, C, c, E, e), K phenotyping, direct antiglobulin testing (DAT), antibody screening (A...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Melo L,Pellegrino J Jr,Bianco C,Castilho L

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) isoenzymes as markers of breast cancer metastases and treatment efficacy has received little attention. Twenty-six breast cancer women (56+/-13 years, all post-menopausal) were prospectively evaluated during their first and third course of chemotherapy (4-week interval). Ser...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Le Bricon T,Gay-Bellile C,Cottu P,Benlakehal M,Guillon H,Houzé P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic basis of infertility has received increasing recognition in recent years, particularly with the advent of assisted reproductive technology. It is now becoming obvious that genetic etiology for infertility is an important cause of disrupted spermatogenesis. Y-chromosome microdeletions and abnormal karyotype...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Abid S,Maitra A,Meherji P,Patel Z,Kadam S,Shah J,Shah R,Kulkarni V,Baburao V,Gokral J

更新日期：2008-01-01 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: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:Automated cell counters have become more and more sophisticated with passing years. The numerical and graphic data both provide useful clues for suspecting a diagnosis especially when the workload is very high. AIM:We present our experience of useful information provided by graphic displays of an automated ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Gupta M,Chauhan K,Singhvi T,Kumari M,Grover RK

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MicroRNAs play a vital role in coronary artery disease. Abnormal expression of microRNAs has been found to be associated with the occurrence of CAD. METHODS:We identified significantly differentially expressed microRNAs in plasma between 40 patients with CAD and 10 controls with NCA using RNA sequencing. Th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zhong Z,Zhong W,Zhang Q,Zhang Q,Yu Z,Wu H

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:A radioactive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method has been developed for the relative quantification of the human alpha-2 chain of type I collagen [hu alpha-2(I)] in cells. cDNAs generated by reverse transcription from the total pool of cytoplasmic RNA serve as a template for polymerase chain reaction amplification...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Yu YL,Golden JA,Migchielsen AA,Goetzl EJ,Turck CW

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Miltenberger (Mi) series are the collective glycophorin hybrids in the MNS blood group system. Mi series are composed of several subtypes, for examples, GP.Mur, GP.Hop, and GP.Bun. The incompatibility of Mi series blood transfusion poses the risk of hemolysis. Due to the lack of standard antibodies for Mi se...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Vongsakulyanon A,Pipatpanukul C,Kitpoka P,Kunakorn M,Srikhirin T

更新日期：2016-11-01 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:Iron overload is a major complication in patients with hemoglobin H (Hb H) disease and causes damage of tissues. METHODS:We investigated 26 Hb H patients and 75 controls to evaluate their oxidative stress and antioxidant statuses. RESULTS:There were significantly increased levels of superoxide anion in leu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Chiou SS,Tsao CJ,Tsai SM,Wu YR,Liao YM,Lin PC,Tsai LY

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical treatment for Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection is now recommended in several types of gastroduodenal disease, and its success is usually monitored by hystology. The end-points of our work were to identify the most suitable serum index of Hp eradication among pepsinogen A (PGA), pepsinogen C (PGC), PGA/PGC ra...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Plebani M,Basso D,Scrigner M,Toma A,Di Mario F,Dal Bò N,Samloff IM

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is one of the major infectious diseases in which CD4+ T helper (Th) cells play a crucial role. Th9 cells are a distinct subset of CD4+ Th cells with important physiological functions. OBJECTIVE:The study aimed to assess the potential involvement of Th9 cells in the inadequate immun...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Cui M,Lv Y,Lu J,Zhang W,Duan Y,Huang Y,Yang L,Li M,Liu W,Liu D,Yan H

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:So far, there has been no tool to estimate activity at diagnosis and predict all-cause mortality in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). Hence, we determined the initial predictors of them in patients with AAV. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 182 patients with AAV. Seve...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Kim MK,Choi H,Kim JY,Song JJ,Park YB,Lee SW

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium avium is an important intracellular pathogen, particularly in AIDS patients. It also shows the second frequency among nontuberculous mycobacteria infections in Korea. Point mutations of domain V region of the 23S rRNA gene has been known to confer clarithromycin resistance to M. avium. In order to isolat...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Lee SH,Park YK,Kim CK,Kim HJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:In this paper, a novel, sensitive and rapid method to simultaneously determine the free and total prostate-specific antigen (fPSA and tPSA) in serum by combining a time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay (TRFIA) and immunomagnetic separation was described. METHODS:The new approach uses magnetic particles as an immo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zhou B,Zhang J,Lv Z,Fan J,Zhang Y,Huang B

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：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：: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