Editorials:

David F. Keren

Detection and Characterization of Monoclonal Componentsin Serum and Urine
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1143-1145. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Margaret McGovern

Ensuring Accurate Molecular Genetic Testing
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1146-1148. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

AACC 50th Anniversary Retrospective:

Robert Rej

They Use Enzymes for Everything!
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1149-1153. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Molecular Diagnostics and Genetics:

Mustafa Vakur Bor, Boe Sandahl Sørensen, Paul Rammer, and Ebba Nexø

Calibrated user-friendly reverse transcriptase-PCR assay: quantitation of epidermal growth factor receptor mRNA
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1154-1160. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Catherine D. O'Connell, Agnes Juhasz, Christine Kuo, Dennis J. Reeder, and Dave S. B. Hoon

Detection of tyrosinase mRNA in melanoma by reverse transcription-PCR and electrochemiluminescence
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1161-1169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Monique Verhaegen, Pinelopi C. Ioannou, and Theodore K. Christopoulos

Quantification of prostate-specific antigen mRNA by coamplification with a recombinant RNA internal standard and microtiterwell-based hybridization
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1170-1176. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Enzymes and Protein Markers:

Michael J. Duffy, Catherine Duggan, Hugh E. Mulcahy, Enda W. McDermott, and Niall J. O'Higgins

Urokinase plasminogen activator: a prognostic marker in breast cancer including patients with axillary node-negative disease
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1177-1183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yvonne Henskens, John de Winter, Maurits Pekelharing, and Gabrielle Ponjee

Detection and identification of monoclonal gammopathies by capillary electrophoresis
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1184-1190. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thierry Le Bricon, Danielle Erlich, Djaouida Bengoufa, Michelle Dussaucy, Jean-Pierre Garnier, and Bernard Bousquet

Sodium dodecyl sulfate-agarose gel electrophoresis of urinary proteins: application to multiple myeloma
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1191-1197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alan H. B. Wu, Yue-Jin Feng, Robert Moore, Fred S. Apple, Paul H. McPherson, Kenneth F. Buechler, Geza Bodor, for the American Association for, and Clinical Chemistry Subcommittee on cTnI Standardization

Characterization of cardiac troponin subunit release into serum after acute myocardial infarction and comparison of assays for troponin T and I
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1198-1208. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katja Viitala, Kaija Lähdesmäki, and Onni Niemelä

Comparison of the Axis %CDT TIA and the CDTect method as laboratory tests of alcohol abuse
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1209-1215. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. Jeffrey Allard, Zeqi Zhou, and Kwok K. Yeung

Novel immunoassay for the measurement of complexed prostate-specific antigen in serum
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1216-1223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lipids and Lipoproteins:

Judith R. McNamara, Paulesh K. Shah, Katsuyuki Nakajima, L. Adrienne Cupples, Peter W. F. Wilson, Jose M. Ordovas, and Ernst J. Schaefer

Remnant lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride reference ranges from the Framingham Heart Study
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1224-1232. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Josep M a Simó, Isabel Castellano, Natàlia Ferré, Jorge Joven, and Jordi Camps

Evaluation of a homogeneous assay for high-density lipoprotein cholesterol: limitations in patients with cardiovascular, renal, and hepatic disorders
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1233-1241. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nader Rifai, Elizabeth Iannotti, Kristen DeAngelis, and Terence Law

Analytical and clinical performance of a homogeneous enzymatic LDL-cholesterol assay compared with the ultracentrifugation-dextran sulfate-Mg²⁺ method
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1242-1250. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Drug Monitoring and Toxicology:

Marika Kamberi, Kimiko Tsutsumi, Tsutomu Kotegawa, Koichi Nakamura, and Shigeyuki Nakano

Determination of ciprofloxacin in plasma and urine by HPLC with ultraviolet detection
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1251-1255. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eleni Bairaktari, Kostas Katopodis, Kostas C. Siamopoulos, and Orestes Tsolas

Paraquat-induced renal injury studied by ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of urine
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1256-1261. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pilar Menéndez-Fraga, Jose L. Fernández-Martín, Elisa Blanco-González, and Jorge B. Cannata-Andía

Low percentage of aluminoxamine and ferrioxamine in uremic serum after desferrioxamine administration
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1262-1268. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ekkehard Schütz, Maria Shipkova, Paul Dieter Niedmann, Eberhard Wieland, Victor William Armstrong, and Michael Oellerich

Determination of monoethylglycinexylidide by fluorescence polarization immunoassay in highly icteric serum samples: modified precipitation procedure and HPLC compared
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1269-1274. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christian Vidal, Gabriele I. Kirchner, Gerold Wünsch, and Karl-Friedrich Sewing

Automated simultaneous quantification of the immunosuppressants 40-O-(2-hydroxyethyl)rapamycin and cyclosporine in blood with electrospray-mass spectrometric detection
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1275-1282. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul Froom, Estella Kristal-Boneh, Jochanan Benbassat, Ruth Ashkanazi, and Joseph Ribak

Predictive value of determinations of zinc protoporphyrin for increased blood lead concentrations
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1283-1288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrinology and Metabolism:

Britt Edén Engström, F. Anders Karlsson, and Leif Wide

Marked gender differences in ambulatory morning growth hormone values in young adults
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1289-1295. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dan Chen, Dan L. Crimmins, Fong Fu Hsu, Frederik P. Lindberg, and Mitchell G. Scott

Hemoglobin Raleigh as the cause of a falsely increased hemoglobin A_1C in an automated ion-exchange HPLC method
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1296-1301. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stuart Blincko and Raymond Edwards

Non-separation assay for glycohemoglobin
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1302-1308. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Automation and Analytical Techniques:

Guohua Cao and Ronald L. Prior

Comparison of different analytical methods for assessing total antioxidant capacity of human serum
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1309-1315. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Holownia, David J. Newman, Hansa Thakkar, William D. Bedzyk, Helen Crane, Yemi Olabiran, Carol L. Davey, and Christopher P. Price

Development and validation of an automated latex-enhanced immunoassay for prealbumin
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1316-1324. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

General Clinical Chemistry:

Dongbo J. Zhang, R. K. Elswick, W. Greg Miller, and Jimmy L. Bailey

Effect of serum-clot contact time on clinical chemistry laboratory results
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1325-1333. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Douglas Stickle, Barbara Cole, Karl Hock, Keith A. Hruska, and Mitchell G. Scott

Correlation of plasma concentrations of cystatin C and creatinine to inulin clearance in a pediatric population
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1334-1338. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Technical Briefs:

Barbara A. Way, Timothy R. Wilhite, Ralph Miller, Carl H. Smith, and Michael Landt

Vitros Digoxin Immunoassay Evaluated for Interference by Digoxin-like Immunoreactive Factors
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1339-1340. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Coral Barbas, Natalia Adeva, Rosa Aguilar, Marta Rosillo, Teresa Rubio, and Mario Castro

Quantitative Determination of Short-Chain Organic Acids in Urine by Capillary Electrophoresis
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1340-1342. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher Sachse, Frank Dressler, and Eberhard Henkel

Increased Serum Procalcitonin in Newborn Infants without Infection
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1343-1344. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vibeke Bech Thøgersen, Peter Bross, Niels Gregersen, and Ebba Nexø

Quantitative Analysis of the Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Messenger RNA Using Reverse Transcription-PCR: A Methodological Study of Imprecision
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1344-1346. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claude Houdayer, Cecile Cazeneuve, Emmanuel Cougoureux, Catherine Magnier, Mohammed Tredano, Pierre Aymard, Michel Goossens, and Delphine Feldmann

Clinical Evaluation of the CF(12)m Cystic Fibrosis DNA Diagnostic Kit
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1346-1348. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Øyvind Hetland and Kenneth Dickstein

Cardiac Troponin T by Elecsys System and a Rapid ELISA: Analytical Sensitivity in Relation to the TropT (CardiacT) "Bedside" Test
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1348-1350. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lambros M. Bathrellos, Evriklia S. Lianidou, and Penelope C. Ioannou

A Highly Sensitive Enzyme-amplified Lanthanide Luminescence Immunoassay for Interleukin 6
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1351-1353. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fu-Tien Chiang, Kwan-Lih Hsu, Wei-Ming Chen, Chuen-Den Tseng, and Yung-Zu Tseng

Determination of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene Polymorphisms: Stepdown PCR Increases Detection of Heterozygotes
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1353-1356. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles T. Lutz, Paul A. Foster, Walter W. Noll, Karl V. Voelkerding, Richard D. Press, Ronald C. McGlennen, and Nancy E. Kirschbaum

Multicenter Evaluation of PCR Methods for the Detection of Factor V Leiden (R506Q) Genotypes
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1356-1358. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julie Wilkins, J. Ruth Gallimore, Edwin G. Moore, and Mark B. Pepys

Rapid Automated High Sensitivity Enzyme Immunoassay of C-Reactive Protein
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1358-1361. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Ferdinando Mannello, Francesca Luchetti, Elisabetta Falcieri, Stefano Papa, and Giancarlo Gazzanelli

Prostate-specific Antigen Expression in Neuroblastoma Cell Lines
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1362-1363. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Attila Lörincz, Yi-Wei Tang, and David H. Persing

Hybrid Capture
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1363. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chandra S. Pundir and Chandra S. Satyapal

Determination of Urinary Oxalate with Cl^- and NO^-₃ Insensitive Oxalate Oxidase Purified from Sorghum Leaf
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1364-1365. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karl Heinrich Reuner, Andreas Ruf, Frank Litfin, and Heinrich Patscheke

The Mutation G₂₀₂₁₀A in the Prothrombin Gene Is a Strong Risk Factor for Pulmonary Embolism
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1365-1366. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raymond Gambino, Bernard L. Kasten, Harvey W. Kaufman, Joseph E. O'Brien, and Arnold S. Relman

The Value of Free Enterprise
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1366-1367. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book Reviews:

Jose M. Ordovas

Handbook of Lipoprotein Testing.
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1368. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mauro Panteghini and Gianvico Melzi D'Eril

Clinical Pathology of Pancreatic Disorders.
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1369. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Software Reviews:

Carl Garber

MedCalc Software for Statistics in Medicine. MedCalc Software, Broekstraat 52, 9030 Mariakerke, Belgium, $399.00.
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1370. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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