Correlation between human sperm hypo-osmotic swelling test and other semen parameters.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a reliable and specific method for rapid prenatal diagnosis of Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome). METHODS:We established a dual color competitive fluorescent Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) to measure the gene dosage of Down syndrome critical region (DSCR), a single copy sequence in chromosome 21. Anothe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Wang Y,Zhang X,Ling B,He C,Xia Q,Chen F,Miyamori I,Yang Z,Fan C

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 103 patients seen in our Prostate Cancer Detection Clinic to determine whether a correlation exists between serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values and ultrasound-calculated prostate gland volume. Seventy men (68%) had a PSA value less than or equal to 4 ng/ml (our upper limit of normal). The men were ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Babaian RJ,Fritsche HA,Evans RB

更新日期：1990-01-01 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：: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：:Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a multifactorial phenomenon and the role of these proteins in generating the MDR phenotype is controversial. With this in mind, this review compiled the current data on the role of ABCB1, ABCC1, and LRP proteins in the prognosis of hematologic neoplasms and their influence on the choice o...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： de Moraes AC,Maranho CK,Rauber GS,Santos-Silva MC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The levels of serum IgA and C3 in patients with IgA nephropathy were determined using international standard serum (IFCC/CRM470) in a multicenter trial in Japan. The ratio of serum IgA to C3 (serum IgA/C3 ratio) without any information from renal biopsy was used for the diagnosis of IgA nephropathy. Three hundred and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Tomino Y,Suzuki S,Imai H,Saito T,Kawamura T,Yorioka N,Harada T,Yasumoto Y,Kida H,Kobayashi Y,Endoh M,Sato H,Saito K

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the Technicon DPA-1 immunoassay analyzer on its analytical characteristics. Therefore we studied three assays: albumin in cerebrospinal fluid and IgG and transferrin in serum. When tested with the Cusum test for linearity albumin, IgG, and transferrin measurements showed no deviation from linearity. Close...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： van Rijn JL,van Landeghem AA,Goldschmidt HM

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is the leading cause of death in developing and developed countries, yet assessing the risk of its development remains challenging. Several lines of evidence indicate that small, dense low-density lipoproteins (sd-LDL) are associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk. W...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Wu B,Yu Z,Tong T,Tong X,Yang Y,Tang Y,Ren H,Liao Y,Liao J

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have demonstrated that dysfunctional regulatory T cells (Tregs) may be associated with Graves' disease (GD). In this study, we evaluated four serum Treg-associated miRNAs (miR-210, miR-182, miR-155, and miR-146a) expressions and assessed the potential of serum miRNAs as biomarkers of GD. ME...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zheng L,Zhuang C,Wang X,Ming L

更新日期：2018-02-01 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:The GABA-A receptor signaling pathway regulates proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and responses to overt DNA damage during embryonic development. METHODS:To analyze the gene expression after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and in in vivo mouse embryos, the global pattern of gene expression ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zhang Z,Wang T,Huang J,Huang Y,Zhang Q

更新日期：2020-09-20 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:Bone marrow (BM) study plays an important role as initial investigation specimen of lymphoma as well as staging lymphoma. This study aimed to investigate the utility of BM studies for classification of lymphoma and evaluate features of BM involvement by lymphoma over a period of 11 years. METHODS:A total of...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Kwoun WJ,Ahn JY,Park PW,Seo YH,Kim KH,Seo JY,Lee HT,Yoo KH

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to investigate the value of biochemical profile of cyst fluid and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in differentiating hepatic hydatid cysts (HCs) from liver simple cysts. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Forty-six patients underwent MR imaging. Twenty-nine patients had 29 hydatid cysts and 17 pa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Shanshan W,Hui L,Yan L,Li W,Yongfang R,Yan W,Kader M,Wenxiao J

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:This study was designed to measure the correlation between left ventricular (LV) remodeling 3 months after successful reperfusion therapy, and the levels of serum N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) at 3 days after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Xiaozhou H,Jie Z,Li Z,Liyan C

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cellular and brain metabolism of dopamine can be correlated with a number of neurodegenerative disorders, our study was to explore a simple and efficient method to detect dopamine in real samples. METHODS:A new quantum dots (CdTe QDs) could be prepared using the hydrothermal method, the electrochemical bios...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Yu HW,Zhang Z,Jiang JH,Pan HZ,Chang D

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The levels of several soluble cytokine receptors in body fluids of healthy individuals change with age. Clinical application of the measurement of the serum soluble interleukin-1 receptor type I (sIL-1RI) level depends critically on the samples used as the controls. At present, there is no information regarding the le...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Okamoto Y,Tanaka M,Miyahara N,Tanabe M,Gotoh Y,Nagai T,Fujita N,Fukui T,Masuzawa T

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：: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：: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：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：BACKGROUND:Alport syndrome (ATS) is a hereditary nephritis with hereditary and clinical heterogeneity; the early clinical symptoms are atypical, which can easily lead to misdiagnosis. The proband, a 6-year-old girl, was found to have microscopic hematuria, proteinuria, and visual impairment at about 5 years old; the re...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zhu Q,Zhou C,Wang J

更新日期：2020-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Architect HIV Ag/Ab Combo has excellent performance for HIV screening; however, the false-positive rate (FPR) was high in low HIV prevalence setting. OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of sample-to-cutoff (s/co) ratios by Architect HIV Ag/Ab Combo with the results of confi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Wang L,Wang JY,Tian XD,Ruan JX,Yu Y,Yan F

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats exposed to constant light develop polycystic ovarian (PCO) disease with persistent estrus, representing an estrogen-dominant condition. Herein, we report that fluctuations seen in the vaginal microflora in cyclic rats were not observed in PCO rats with persistent estrus. The vaginal-cervical mucosa of PCO rats sh...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Singh KB,Mahajan DK,Tewari RP

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) circulating in blood is currently used for noninvasive diagnostic and prognostic tests. Minimizing background DNA is vital for detection of low abundance cfDNA. We investigated whether a new blood collection device could reduce background levels of genomic DNA (gDNA) in plasma compared ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Norton SE,Luna KK,Lechner JM,Qin J,Fernando MR

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early monitoring of HCVRNA during interferon treatment may allow clinicians to obtain important information that could help them to adopt therapeutic decisions in individual cases. The hepatitis C virus infection is highly dynamic and a daily high dose of IFN may induce a decline of viremia of 95+/-10% of baseline val...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Magalini A,Puoti M,Putzolu V,Quiros-Roldan E,Forleo MA,Rossi S,Zaltron S,Spinetti A,Zanini B,Zonaro A,Solfrini R,Carosi G

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adiponectin, an adipocyte-derived protein, is known to play a key role in the processes leading to atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease (CAD) through its anti-atherogenic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, and anti-apoptotic properties. In the current study, we have studied the association of two sing...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Ghazouani L,Elmufti A,Baaziz I,Chaabane I,Ben Mansour H

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00