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:Although a diagnosis of infectious diseases is essential for timely treatment, the performance of diagnostic tests has been hardly evaluated due to variable results that are influenced by multiple factors in different conditions. In the present study, the performance of the Alinity i system, which is a newly...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Nam M,Song DY,Song SH,Roh EY,Shin S,Park KU,Song EY

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The performance of 18 routine chemical detection methods was evaluated by the sigma (σ) metric, and Westgard Sigma rules with run size were used to establish internal quality control (IQC) standards to reduce patient risks. MATERIALS AND METHODS:External quality assessment (EQA) and internal quality control...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Peng S,Zhang J,Zhou W,Mao W,Han Z

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metabolic syndrome (MetS) prevalence in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients is known to vary considerably across the world. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of MetS in RA patients from western Mexico and to analyze the interrelation of the MetS components with the clinical variables of RA. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： García-Chagollán M,Hernández-Martínez SE,Rojas-Romero AE,Muñoz-Valle JF,Sigala-Arellano R,Cerpa-Cruz S,Morales-Núñez JJ,Lomelí-Nieto JA,Macedo Ojeda G,Hernández-Bello J

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Essential hypertension (EH) is an inflammatory disease, and endothelial dysfunction induced by chronic inflammation is one of the pathogeneses of EH. The expression of some inflammatory mediators may be regulated by the interaction of circular RNAs (circRNAs) and microRNAs (miRNAs). METHODS:An Agilent human...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： He X,Bao X,Tao Z,Sun J,Zheng S,Zhong F,Zhang L

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the clinical value of serum IgM and IgG to SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19. METHODS:105 COVID-19 patients were enrolled as the disease group. 197 non-COVID-19 patients served as the control group. Magnetic chemiluminescent immunoassay (MCLIA) was used to detect the IgM and IgG. RESULTS:The peak of positiv...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Wu LX,Wang H,Gou D,Fu G,Wang J,Guo BQ

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The trends in usage of tumor markers, including CEA, SCC, NSE, Cyfra21-1, and ProGRP, in Chinese lung cancer patients in the real-world setting are not fully investigated. METHODS:A retrospective descriptive study was conducted using the database of Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, China between Januar...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Wang H,Zhang J,Li X,Zhang C,Zheng S,Chi Y,Sheng X,Zhang Y

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prototheca species are a group of organisms ubiquitously existing in nature but have become a pathogenic threat to public health, which has aroused wide attention. Species identification and antifungal susceptibility have essential and valuable meanings to clinical diagnosis and treatment. METHODS:A case of...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zhao F,Chen M,Fu Y

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endometriosis (EMS) is a prevalent gynecological condition characterized by the growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. This study aimed to clarify the targeted therapeutic effect of sunitinib in an endometriosis in vitro experiment. METHODS:Primary culture of ectopic endometrial cells and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Li J,Abudula M,Fan X,Wang F,Chen Y,Liu L

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) has been widely recommended as the first-line drug for primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) in the current guidelines. However, its therapeutic effects are poor in nearly one-third of patients. The early identification and intervention of these patients is crucial for delaying diseas...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Tian S,Liu Y,Sun K,Zhou X,Ma S,Zhang M,Zhou X,Wang L,Han Y

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelial cells are typically connected through different types of cell junctions that are localized from the apical membrane to the basal surface. In this way, epithelium cells form the first barrier against pathogenic microorganisms and prevent their entry into internal organs and the circulatory system. Recent stu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zheng M,Sun S,Zhou J,Liu M

更新日期：2020-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) has traditionally been used to detect myeloperoxidase (MPO) and proteinase 3 (PR3) antibodies, although it is time-consuming and physically demanding. As a novel and highly effective immunoassay, we compared chemiluminescent immunoassay (CIA) with ELISA to verify the...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Hou X,Liu J,Wang T,Zhou J,Cui L

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death worldwide, and the detection of LDL-C contributes to reducing risks. However, the LDL-C is rarely evaluated according to the gold standard method because it is costly and time-consuming. This study aimed to determine the agreement of LDL-C among three ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Sonsok S,Sarakarn P,Sanchaisuriya P

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:Central nervous system (CNS) abnormalities are a group of serious birth defects associated with high rates of stillbirths, infant death, or abnormal development, and various disease-causing copy number variations play a much more important role in the etiology of CNS abnormalities. This study intends to pres...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Song T,Xu Y,Li Y,Jia L,Zheng J,Dang Y,Wan S,Zheng Y,Zhang J,Yang H

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly developed into a pandemic. Increased levels of ferritin due to cytokine storm and secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis were found in severe COVID-19 patients. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the role of ferritin in COVID-19. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Cheng L,Li H,Li L,Liu C,Yan S,Chen H,Li Y

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：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：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：BACKGROUND:It has been identified that incidence of infertility was about 20% among couples worldwide, about 50% caused by male elements. However, conventional semen laboratory detections could not handle clinical needs, which led to more comprehensive parameters for male fertility evaluation. We aimed to investigate t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Lu R,Chen X,Yu W,Jiang F,Zhou X,Xu Y,Wang F

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The present study aimed to investigate associations of the platelet-to-white blood cell ratio (PWR)-a novel hematological indicator of inflammatory responses-with 30-day outcomes in patients with HBV-associated decompensated cirrhosis (HBV-DeCi). METHODS:We recruited 131 patients with HBV-DeCi for this retrospecti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zhang J,Qiu Y,He X,Mao W,Han Z

更新日期：2020-09-07 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:It is generally believed that the lower limit of postprandial plasma glucose is the same or higher than that of fasting plasma glucose (FPG). This study aimed to investigate the relationship between 2-h postprandial plasma glucose (2-hPG) and FPG. Insulin sensitivity and β-cell function were also evaluated. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Sun D,Li D,Yu S,Zhang K,Cheng X

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies on gene polymorphism association are centered on childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a common hematological malignancy in children younger than 16 years. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in some genes, such as ARID5B and CDKN2B, are associated with the risk of childhood ALL. T-cell le...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Mei E,Wei X,Gao J,Tian X,Li W,Liu L,Qian C

更新日期：2020-09-01 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: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：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：OBJECTIVE:Cell-free circular RNAs (circRNAs) are stable and abundantly exist in body fluids. In this study, we aimed to investigate plasma cell-free circRNAs as a novel class of biomarkers for the diagnosis of breast cancer (BC). METHODS:Differentially expressed circRNAs from 6 normal and 6 BC plasma samples were dete...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Hu Y,Song Q,Zhao J,Ruan J,He F,Yang X,Yu X

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A common problem in clinical laboratories is maintaining the stability of analytes during pre-analytical processes. The aim of this study was to systematically summarize the results of a set of studies about the biochemical analytes stability. METHODS:A literature search was performed on the Advanced search ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Hedayati M,Razavi SA,Boroomand S,Kheradmand Kia S

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：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：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：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:Red cell distribution width (RDW) and mean platelet volume (MPV) are considered to be associated with tumors. We investigated the diagnostic value of RDW, MPV, and cancer antigen 125 (CA125), alone or in combination, in the diagnosis of endometrial cancer and endometrial hyperplasia. METHODS:This study incl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zhang H,Liang K,Ke L,Tang S

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diverse and circumstantial evidence suggests that schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disorder. Genes contributing to neurodevelopment may be potential candidates for schizophrenia. The human SOX11 gene is a member of the developmentally essential SOX (Sry-related HMG box) transcription factor gene family ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Sun CP,Sun D,Luan ZL,Dai X,Bie X,Ming WH,Sun XW,Huo XX,Lu TL,Zhang D

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sustaining proliferation is the most fundamental step for breast cancer tumor genesis. Accelerated proliferation is usually linked to the uncontrolled cell cycle. However, the internal and external factors linked to the activation of breast cancer cell cycle are still to be investigated. METHODS:quantitativ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Ye RY,Kuang XY,Zeng HJ,Shao N,Lin Y,Wang SM

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：BACKGROUND:To determine the metabolic characteristics of patients with colon cancer (CC) and rectal cancer (RC) using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)-based metabolomics. METHODS:In this study, serum samples were collected from 22 CC patients and 23 RC patients preoperatively and postoperatively and 45 hea...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Wu J,Wu M,Wu Q

更新日期：2020-08-01 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:Wolfram's syndrome (WFS) is a hereditary (autosomal recessive) neurodegenerative disorder. The clinical features are related to diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, and deafness (DIDMOAD) with other variable clinical manifestations. Pathogenic variants in the WFS1 gene, encoding wolframin, a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Torkamandi S,Rezaei S,Mirfakhraie R,Bayat S,Piltan S,Gholami M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00