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abstract:BACKGROUND:The purpose of an external quality assessment (EQA) is to evaluate the analytical capability of clinical laboratories, identify differences among the laboratories and improve analytical quality. Our EQA results show that the rates of unsatisfactory performance for thyroid hormone tests were the highest in al...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2006.251
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is an acquired disorder of the pluripotent stem cell resulting from the somatic mutation of the X-linked PIG-A gene, involved in the synthesis of the glycosylphosphatidyl-inositol anchor of membrane proteins such as CD55, CD59 and CD14. In the past decade, flow cytometry has b...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2005.157
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:The aim of our study was to measure the inter-assay variation and accuracy of serum creatinine assays and to assess the effect of standardized calibration procedures on this variability. METHODS:We analyzed 30 human sera and three reference materials, using 17 creatinine assays (12 colorimetric, 4 enzymatic an...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2005.213
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Undiagnosed thyroid disease is a common problem with significant public health implications. This is especially true during pregnancy, when the health of both the mother and the developing child can be adversely affected by abnormal maternal thyroid function. Measurement of serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and ...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2005.212
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Metabolic conversion of homocysteine (Hcy) to a chemically reactive metabolite, Hcy-thiolactone, catalyzed by methionyl-tRNA synthetase is the first step in a pathway that is suggested to contribute to Hcy toxicity in humans. The accumulation of Hcy-thiolactone is detrimental because of its intrinsic ability to modify...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2005.177
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Betaine serves as a methyl donor in a reaction converting homocysteine to methionine, catalysed by the enzyme betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase. It has been used for years to lower the concentration of plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) in patients with homocystinuria, and has recently been shown to reduce fasting ...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2005.187
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is a potent inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase and is regarded as a novel risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The metabolic pathways of ADMA and homocysteine are strongly intertwined. First, during synthesis of ADMA, two equivalents of homocysteine are formed. Second, homocystein...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2005.197
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Given the lack of information about Y haplotypes for Campania (southern Italy), we analyzed eight Y short tandem repeats in a sample of males from this region with the aim of establishing a Y-haplotype database that can be used for forensic purposes. The eight Y short tandem repeats were amplified by two PCR multiplex...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2005.027
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::A questionnaire to assess knowledge of the expected elevation in serum K measurement with different grades of hemolysis was administered to medical technologists working in biochemistry laboratories, hospital physicians and nurses. The questions involved different grades of hemolysis (mild, 1.0, moderate, 2.5 and seve...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2005.037
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The drug-metabolizing cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzyme CYP2D6 is involved in the metabolism of several clinically important drugs. So far more than 50 different CYP2D6 allelic variants have been described, and thus there is an increased need for routine high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) methods for the evaluat...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2005.046
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical efficiency of soluble transferrin receptor and transferrin receptor-ferritin index (sTfR/logF) in the diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia, as well as the differential diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia and anemia in rheumatoid arthritis. The study included 96 patients...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2005.056
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::In order to investigate possible ethnic differences in genetic and environmental determinants, we investigated several cardiovascular disease-associated genetic variations in successful ageing populations of France (Nancy) and China (Hong Kong). Allelic frequencies of these genetic variations were compared between hea...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2005.137
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Portable meters for blood glucose concentrations are used at the patients bedside, as well as by patients for self-monitoring of blood glucose. Even though most devices have important technological advances that decrease operator error, the analytical goals proposed for the performance of glucose meters have been rece...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2005.147
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Increased expression of sialyl Lewis X or A antigens on metastatic cancer cells leads to their selectin-mediated extravasation. Profound fucosylation of the serum microenvironment may be a factor that interrupts adhesion and influences the formation of metastases. In this study we quantitatively analyzed fucosylation ...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2005.066
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Small dense low-density lipoproteins (LDLs) have been associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) and type 2 diabetes in previous studies. However, the significance of small dense LDLs as a coronary risk factor for subjects with type 2 diabetes remains unclear. We measured mean LDL particle diameter by gradient gel e...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2005.076
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Angiogenesis is a crucial process in tissue remodeling during growth, both in the embryo and the adult. In our study we concentrated on the direct effect of beta-carotene on human umbilical cord originating from endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). beta-Carotene uptake by EPCs was measured using a HPLC method. The det...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2005.087
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The aim of this multicenter study was to evaluate the technical and clinical performance of the Elecsys S100 electrochemiluminescence immunoassay and to assess its utility as a tumor marker in patients with malignant melanoma. Imprecision studies yielded within-run coefficients of variation (CVs) of 0.7-2.0% and betwe...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2005.097
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Apolipoprotein A-I gene (APOA1) polymorphisms have been associated with variations in serum low-density lipoprotein (LDL)- and high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol. We have investigated whether APOA1 common variants are also associated with variations in basal triglyceride serum concentrations and resp...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2005.229
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::We developed sensitive assay methods for autoantibodies recognizing the citrullinated synthetic peptides derived from type I and type II collagens in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). These peptides were tested with the chemiluminescence method (Nichols Advantage System). In 44 RA patients out of 120, the sera ...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2005.239
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::We examined insulin sensitivity and secretion, together with the levels of selected glucoregulatory hormones, in 15 female patients with severe hypothyroidism (H) and during subsequent thyroid hormone replacement therapy (HRT) using the euglycaemic hyperinsulinaemic clamp technique. Insulin action, as evaluated by glu...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2005.121
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Low levels of plasma homocysteine have been found in children and adult populations living in Burkina Faso in association with a low prevalence of coronary heart disease. METHODS:Based on this finding, the levels of plasma homocysteine and other thiols (cysteine, cysteinylglycine, glutathione) in postmenopa...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2005.131
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) distinguishes iron deficiency anemia from other types of anemia. Refractory iron deficiency anemia is often the onset symptom in malabsorption-induced celiac disease. We evaluated whether sTfR levels distinguish celiac disease-associated iron deficiency anemia from iron deficien...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2005.005
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:There are several methods for calculating serum osmolality, and their accordance with measured osmolality is the subject of controversy. METHODS:The concentrations of sodium, potassium, glucose, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and osmolalities of 210 serum samples were measured. Two empirical equations were deduc...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2005.109
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Folate measurements, particularly for whole blood, show wide inter-laboratory and inter-methodology variability. This variability appears to be due in part to the lack of internationally accepted reference materials. A whole blood haemolysate, lyophilised in ampoules and designated 95/528, was therefore evaluated by 1...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2004.090
更新日期:2004-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Many limitations and conflicting results have cast serious doubts on the validity of cerebrospinal fluid tau and Abeta42 levels for the biological diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, particularly extreme variations of the reference limits found by unrelated groups as a consequence of different reference populations used...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2004.071
更新日期:2004-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Removal of low molecular weight proteins from plasma by kidneys depends on glomerular filtration rate (GFR), protein-glomerular membrane electric charge, steric interactions and a number of functionally active nephrons present in the kidneys. There is a well documented relationship between the concentration of low mol...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2004.051
更新日期:2004-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:Mechanical manipulation of the prostate is a generally accepted interfering factor for the measurement of prostate-specific antigen (PSA). However, only few studies have focused on common daily mechanical manipulations, such as bicycle riding. Furthermore, physical exercise is also supposed to modulate PSA seru...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2004.061
更新日期:2004-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Activated protein C (APC), a natural anticoagulant, is formed from protein C by the action of the thrombin-thrombomodulin (TM) complex on the endothelial cell surface. Endothelial protein C receptor augments the activation of protein C by the thrombin/TM system. APC inactivates the activated form of coagulation factor...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2004.025
更新日期:2004-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study was designed to test the hypothesis that impaired neutrophil function might contribute to the development of bacterial pneumonia in patients with HIV-infection. Numbers of inflammatory cells and immunoglobulin G Fcgamma receptor (IgG FcgammaR) I, II, III levels were investigated in bronchoalveolar lavage (B...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2004.035
更新日期:2004-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as carbohydrate intolerance during pregnancy. In Denmark the health service offers selective screening for GDM, i.e., admission to an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) after pre-screening with interview for clinical risk factors for GDM, two capillary fasting blood gluco...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2004.209
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::There is evidence that angiogenesis plays an important role in the progression of multiple myeloma (MM). Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) are cytokines that potently stimulate angiogenesis. We evaluated the microvascular density (MVD) of bone marrow biopsies (after immunostain...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2004.230
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Technological advances over the past decades have enabled oral fluid to expand its usefulness in the diagnosis of disease, prediction of disease progression, monitoring of therapeutic drug levels and detection of illicit drugs. The easy non-invasive nature of collection and the relationship between oral fluid and plas...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2004.248
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:Premature osteoporosis is a frequent problem in female athletes. Current concepts suggest that a disruption of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis leads to hypoestrogenism, which then causes amenorrhea and osteoporosis. However, the underlying mechanisms have been insufficiently investigated. Osteoprotegerin (OPG) ...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2004.258
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Reference intervals for healthy subjects and diseased populations are important benchmarks for the clinical interpretation of laboratory test values. It is important that the testing conditions used to collect the reference data be closely matched with the testing conditions used for patient data. Interlaboratory diff...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2004.127
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Biochemical measurements in "special fluids" are complicated with the problem of reference intervals. Reference intervals are difficult to establish for these types of samples since they are usually only collected in patients with clinical suspicion of disease. Determination of neurotransmitter metabolites in cerebros...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2004.137
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Immunological reactions are influenced by various factors including antigens, antibodies and other variables. We focused on two items: i) matrix effects, especially of detergents and ii) temperature effects: preheating sera, especially effects on rheumatoid factor (RF) measurement and false-positive reactions in ELISA...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2004.010
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The malondialdehyde-thiobarbituric acid assay is widely used to study lipid peroxidation. Among the various methods used to perform the assay, the most widely accepted is the quantification of malondialdehyde using the thiobarbituric acid reaction, followed by reversed-phase chromatography. However, unacceptable resul...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2004.146
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The aim of the study was to compare the results of digoxin assays performed using fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA) on the TDxFLx and a dry chemistry enzyme immunoassay (EIA) on the Vitros 950. Within-run CV amounted to 8.52-10.49% for FPIA and 2.47-5.39% for EIA. Between-run CV amounted to 6.41-8.97% for F...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2004.156
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Early diagnosis of cobalamin deficiency is crucial, owing to the latent nature of this disorder and the resulting possible irreversible neurological damage. A normal serum cobalamin concentration does not reliably rule out a functional cobalamin deficiency and there does not at present seem to be any single diagnostic...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2004.109
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The term "clinical proteomics" refers to the application of available proteomics technologies to current areas of clinical investigation. The ability to simultaneously and comprehensively examine changes in large numbers of proteins in the context of disease or other changes in physiological conditions holds great pro...
journal_title:Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1515/CCLM.2003.239
更新日期:2003-12-01 00:00:00