Scanning for α-Hemoglobin Variants by High-Resolution Melting Analysis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to investigate the plasma long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) expression profile in knee osteoarthritis (KOA) patients and the value of candidate lncRNAs for predicting KOA risk. METHODS:Plasma was obtained for RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) in eight KOA patients and eight healthy controls (Ctrls). Ten ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Liu X,Li M,Zhang B,Zhang N,Feng Q

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have shown that neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a strong indicator in determining inflammation in cardiac and non-cardiac diseases. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between proteinuria and NLR in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients without diabetes mellitus (DM). METHODS:Between 2...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Binnetoğlu E,Şengül E,Halhallı G,Dindar S,Şen H

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nucleolar and spindle-associated protein 1 (NUSAP1) has been identified to be strongly implicated in the carcinogenesis of cervical carcinoma, breast cancer, and liver cancer, and shows a high expression level in bladder cancer, indicating that NUSAP1 might be a potent target for cancer treatment. Using bioi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Chen Y,Zhang W,Kadier A,Zhang H,Yao X

更新日期：2020-05-01 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：:We investigated the relationship between the urokinase type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) in sera and tissues of patients with cervical cancer and the clinical and pathological features of the cancer. Immunohistochemistry (SABC method) was used to detect uPAR expression in cervical cancer and normal tissues; E...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Jing J,Zheng S,Han C,Du L,Guo Y,Wang P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proteoglycan decorin inhibits TGF-beta; therefore, it could antagonize progression of fibrotic diseases associated with activation of TGF-beta(1). The effect of decorin transfection in human mesangial cells (HMCs) on the expression of genes related to kidney fibrosis was investigated. HMCs, isolated from glomeruli...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Costacurta A,Priante G,D'Angelo A,Chieco-Bianchi L,Cantaro S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a critical condition characterized by bilateral pulmonary infiltrates and severe hypoxemia. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic values of Club cell protein 16 (CC16) in critical care patients with ARDS. METHODS:In this retrospective observ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Lin J,Zhang W,Wang L,Tian F

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：:Rare abnormal haemoglobin (Hb) often poses a problem in the diagnosis of relative electrophoresis mobility. The rare neutral Hbs interact with the Hb S and thus can increase the severity of sickle cell anaemia. In the present study, we investigated the use of reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-H...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Yapo PA,Datté JY,Yapo A,Wachman H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate consistency of lymphocyte immunophenotype between labial gland and peripheral blood in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS). METHODS:Seventy-one pSS patients and 35 patients with maxillofacial trauma were included in the study. Based on the ratio of CD20 to CD3 in labial gland from 7...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Sun W,Zhang N,Zhang Y,Shao Z,Gong L,Wei W

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioimmunoassay (RIA) that involves purification of the analyte by organic solvent extraction is widely used. Although the extraction RIA is reliable when properly validated, it is time consuming and radioactive, we measure urinary total testosterone with a highly sensitive rapid and accurate time-resolved fluorescen...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Bao S,Peng Y,Sheng S,Lin Q

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:Determination of free digoxin levels in patients treated with digoxin immune FAb has long been a problematic area in clinical laboratory testing. The older radioimmunoassays resulted in inaccurate and variable results due to the competition of the administered drug with the radioactively labelled forms. The 1995 Physi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Honda SA,Rios CN,Murakami L,Morita T,Scottolini AG,Bhagavan NV

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：:The aim of this study was to evaluate anti-HEV antibody profiles in urine specimens in comparison to corresponding serum samples to assess the utility of urine as a clinical specimen. Paired serum and urine specimens from 71 hepatitis E patients, 33 non-E hepatitis patients, 63 patients with nonhepatic diseases, and 2...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Joshi MS,Walimbe AM,Arankalle VA,Chadha MS,Chitambar SD

更新日期：2002-01-01 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: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：:The authors compare efficacy of two ELISA assays (one supplied by DIAMEDIX [Delta Biological s.r.l.], and the other by RADIM [RADIM I]) in detecting total anti-H. pylori antibodies, and of two further ELISA methods (one supplied by EUROSPITAL [Helori CTX IgG] and the other by RADIM [RADIM 2]) in identifying anti-CagA ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Basso D,Stefani A,Brigato L,Navaglia F,Greco E,Zambon CF,Piva MG,Toma A,Di Mario F,Plebani M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel and ultrasensitive noncompetitive enzyme immunoassay (hetero-two-site complex transfer enzyme immunoassay) for alpha-human atrial natriuretic peptide (alpha-hANP) in plasma is described. alpha-hANP was biotinylated using N-hydroxysuccinimidobiotin and trapped onto an anti-alpha-hANP [6-28] IgG-coated polystyre...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Hashida S,Ishikawa E

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to analyze apparently discrepant results that arose during the use of an indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) assay using transfected HEp-2 cells to detect anti-SS-A/Ro autoantibodies in human sera. Fourteen sera that had SS-A/Ro antibodies as detected on this commercial substrate, but did...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Fritzler MJ,Hanson C,Miller J,Eystathioy T

更新日期：2002-01-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated the effects of pneumatic tube system (PTS) transport rates and distances on routine hematology and coagulation analysis. PTS effects on centrifuged blood samples were also examined. METHOD:The study was completed at Dicle University Hospital, which has the longest pneumatic tube system in Turke...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Evliyaoğlu O,Toprak G,Tekin A,Başarali MK,Kilinç C,Colpan L

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current transfusion policy recommended for individuals with serologic weak-D phenotype is based on data derived from European-descent populations. Data referring to the distribution of RH alleles underlying weak-D phenotype among people of mixed origin are yet incomplete, and the applicability of Europea...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Dezan MR,Oliveira VB,Gomes ÇN,Luz F,Gallucci AJ,Bonifácio SL,Alencar CS,Sabino EC,Pereira AC,Krieger JE,Rocha V,Mendrone-Junior A,Dinardo CL

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous detection methods for Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) have been developed with varying degrees of purported diagnostic utility. We have developed a rapid nonradioactive in situ hybridization (ISH) method for H. pylori detection in paraffin-embedded tissue and assessed its relative diagnostic performance by re...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Barrett DM,Faigel DO,Metz DC,Montone K,Furth EE

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Modern automated laboratory hematology analyzers allow the measurement of over 30 different hematological parameters useful in the diagnostic and clinical interpretation of patient symptoms. They use different methods to measure the same parameters. Thus, a comparison of complete blood count made by Mindray ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Ciepiela O,Kotuła I,Kierat S,Sieczkowska S,Podsiadłowska A,Jenczelewska A,Księżarczyk K,Demkow U

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening tests are available to determine immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases, such as mumps and rubella. We aimed to define better assay for detecting immune status of health care personnel to vaccine-preventable diseases. METHODS:Mumps and rubella antibodies of health care personnel at Shimane Unive...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Kumakura S,Shibata H,Isobe T,Hirose M,Ohe M,Nishimura N,Onoda K,Nagai A,Yamaguchi S

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute, self-limited vasculitis in infants and young children. Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is a potent cytokine that exerts pleiotropic effects on immunoregulation and inflammation. Elevated IL-10 serum levels have been reported in the KD patients. METHODS:In this study, we investigate...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Lin YJ,Lan YC,Lai CH,Lin TH,Huang SM,Liao CC,Lin CW,Hung CH,Tien N,Liu X,Chien WK,Chen JH,Tsai FJ

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of antitetanus antibodies was developed using aluminum-absorbed tetanus toxoid as the coating antigen. The assay was tested by measuring antitetanus antibody levels in serum obtained from subjects before and after immunization with the aluminum-absorbed te...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Thiele GM,Rogers J,Collins M,Yasuda N,Smith D,McDonald TL

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative determination of albumin (ALB) in human urine is important to assess kidney functions in a variety of diseases. Recently, Siemens released an improved Microalbumin assay (microALB_2) to measure urinary ALB on the automated, random access ADVIA 1650/1800, ADVIA 2400, and ADVIA 1200 Chemistry Systems. We ev...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Datta P,Dasgupta A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The performances of the QMS(®) Teicoplanin immunoassay recently developed on Cobas(®) 6000/8000 systems were evaluated and compared to a fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA) [Teicoplanin Innofluor(®) Assay (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Indianapolis, IN)] on FLX analyzer (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Dailly E,Fraissinet F,Deslandes G,Bouquié R,Jolliet P

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00