Single Lysis-Salting Out Method of Genomic DNA Extraction From Dried Blood Spots.

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：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether IL-1 beta (IL-1beta promoter and IL-1beta exon 5), IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1 Ra), and IL-4 (IL-4 promoter and IL-4 intron 3) gene polymorphisms act as markers of susceptibility to Kawasaki disease (KD), or of the severity of the disease. The study included 107 KD ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Wu SF,Chang JS,Wan L,Tsai CH,Tsai FJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection of IgA and low-avidity IgG and antibodies in serum is a potentially useful marker of recent infection by a microorganism. We studied the reliability of IgG avidity and presence of IgA for the diagnosis of recent acute infection by rubella virus. Low-avidity IgG (Avy-EIA test) was determined with a modifi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Gutiérrez J,Rodríguez MJ,De Ory F,Piédrola G,Maroto MC

更新日期：1999-01-01 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:Definitive detection of hemoglobin (Hb) variants requires DNA sequencing. High-resolution melting (HRM) analysis of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplicons was applied to detect and discriminate among uncommon α-Hb variants found in Thailand. METHODS:Uncommon suspected α-Hb variants observed in Hb typing ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Yimniam W,Jindadamrongwech S

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:Gastrin-17 (G-17) and Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) antibody are widely used in the screening of gastric diseases, especially in gastric cancer. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the value of G-17 and H pylori antibody in gastric disease screening. METHODS:Healthy males and females (1368 and 1212, respec...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Liu W,Sun Y,Yuan Y

更新日期：2020-08-30 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：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to detect reliability of Brucella Coombs gel test (BCGT) by comparing with with ELISA (IgG + IgM), Standard agglutination test, and Brucella immunocapture agglutination methods in serological diagnosis of brucellosis. METHODS:Brucella Coombs gel test (BCGT), Brucella ELISA (IgG + I...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Kalem F,Ergün AG,Durmaz S,Doğan M,Ertuğrul Ö,Gündem S

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：BACKGROUNDS:Shortening of primary cilia in kidney epithelial cells is associated with kidney injury and involved with the induced level of α-tubulin in urine. Therefore, rapid detection and quantification of α-tubulin in the urine samples could be used to the preliminary diagnosis of kidney injury. METHODS:Cellulose-b...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Choi ES,Al Faruque H,Kim JH,Cho JH,Park KM,Kim E

更新日期：2020-01-01 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: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：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to investigate the predictive value of microRNA-146b (miR-146b) on acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) risk, and the correlation of miR-146b with disease severity and 28-day mortality in sepsis patients. METHODS:A total of 104 sepsis patients and 100 healthy controls (HCs) were consec...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Chen W,Liu L,Yang J,Wang Y

更新日期：2020-08-26 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：: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: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：:Quantitation of hemoglobin alpha 2 delta 2 (HbA2) is a basic and confirmatory test in diagnosing the carrier state of beta-thalassemia. The present study was designed to investigate the effect of cigarette smoking on the diagnostic reliability of HbA2. A total of 2,867 (654 smokers and 2,213 never smokers) male subjec...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

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

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Salmonella is an important foodborne pathogen that causes acute diarrhea in humans worldwide. This study analyzed the relationships of serotypes and antibiotic resistance with virulence genes of Salmonella isolated from children with salmonellosis. METHODS:Serological typing was performed using the slide-ag...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Yue M,Li X,Liu D,Hu X

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Essential trace elements are vital to human health. In this study, our aim was to establish reference intervals of and to evaluate relationships among Ca, Fe, Cu, Mg, and Zn for children. METHODS:We collected blood samples of 3210 children aged 0-14 years from Lu'an, China, and concentrations of the above e...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zhai R,Zhang M,Liu J,Guang H,Li B,Chen D,Zhang S

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The experimental and clinical effectiveness of nasal salmon calcitonin (SCT) for treatment of osteoporosis in humans has been well established, but none is known yet about the pharmacokinetic property in relation to therapeutic efficacy, especially when used in a therapeutic dose range. This preclinical study was desi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Nakamuta H,Kohno T,Ichikawa M,Hoshino T,Watabe K,Koida M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenic role of immune-mediated mechanisms in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has not yet been elucidated. In this study, we report different cytokine expression profiles from hemodialysis (HD) and non-HD HCV (+) patients. IL-1beta, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, TNF-alpha, and TGF-beta1 serum levels, and liver bi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Spanakis NE,Garinis GA,Alexopoulos EC,Patrinos GP,Menounos PG,Sklavounou A,Manolis EN,Gorgoulis VG,Valis D

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a specific serum anti-soluble T lymphocytes receptor for sheep erythrocytes (E) and SDS-PAGE, we detected radioactive bands of molecular weight 58,000 in immunoprecipitates of supernatant of heated human lymphocytes (SHL), in the supernatant of PHA stimulated lymphocyte cultures (SLC), normal human serum (NHS), ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Itano EN,Ono MA,Sumigawa M,Longo IM,Moura NC,Mendes NF

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was performed to compare the clinical efficacies of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with autologous ligament grafting at different time points. METHODS:Eighty-five patients with ACL were categorized into two groups: Group A (GA, n = 45), who underwent early-stage (≤3 weeks) surger...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Hu B,Gao F,Li C,Zhang B,An M,Lu M,Liu Y,Liu Y

更新日期：2020-08-26 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：:We evaluated the Miles Inc., Clinitek Atlas Automated Urine Chemistry Analyzer for 11 tests: bilirubin, color, glucose, ketones, leukocyte esterase, nitrite, occult blood, pH, protein, specific gravity, and urobilinogen. The instrument uses a roll of reagent strips affixed to a clear plastic support; urine specimens a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Lott JA,Johnson WR,Luke KE

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：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：:The two serum proteins of the complement cascade in the highest concentrations, C3 and C4, respond to various conditions in much the same manner as do other positive acute-phase proteins. A major difference is that they are relatively sluggish in response to cytokine drive, requiring several days rather than hours to ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Ritchie RF,Palomaki GE,Neveux LM,Navolotskaia O,Ledue TB,Craig WY

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The newly developed immunoblot assay, RIBA SIA (recombinant and synthetic polypeptide immunoblot assay), Chiron, Calif., was compared with the commercially available second generation recombinant immunoblot assay (RIBA-2) for the detection of antibody to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV). The two immunoblot tests were also...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Chaudhary RK,Andonov A,MacLean C

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00