AACC 50th Anniversary Retrospective:

Theodore Peters, Jr.

Citation Classics in Intermediary Metabolism
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1371-1375. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editorials:

Adi F. Gazdar and Arvind Virmani

Sensitive Methods for the Detection of ras Mutations in Lung Cancer: Some Answers, More Questions
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1376-1378. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Herbert A. Fritsche and Robert C. Bast

CA 125 in Ovarian Cancer: Advances and Controversy
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1379-1380. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Molecular Diagnostics and Genetics:

Diana Liberata Esposito, Raffaele Palmirotta, Maria Concetta Verì, Sandra Mammarella, Franca D'Amico, Maria Cristina Curia, Gitana Aceto, Stefania Crognale, Beatrice Creati, Renato Mariani-Costantini, Pasquale Battista, and Alessandro Cama

Optimized PCR labeling in mutational and microsatellite analysis
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1381-1387. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Markus S. Nauck, Henrik Nissen, Michael M. Hoffmann, Jürgen Herwig, Clive R. Pullinger, Maurizio Averna, Jürgen Geisel, Heinrich Wieland, and Winfried März

Detection of mutations in the apolipoprotein CII gene by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. Identification of the splice site variant apolipoprotein CII-Hamburg in a patient with severe hypertriglyceridemia
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1388-1396. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bhupinder S. Bharaj, Katerina Angelopoulou, and Eleftherios P. Diamandis

Rapid sequencing of the p53 gene with a new automated DNA sequencer
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1397-1403. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Veerle A. M. C. Somers, Darcy A. Leimbach, Paul H. M. H. Theunissen, James J. Murtagh, Jr., Brian Holloway, Anton W. Ambergen, and Frederik B. J. M. Thunnissen

Validation of the Point-EXACCT method in non-small cell lung carcinomas
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1404-1409. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Enzymes and Protein Markers:

Daylily S. Ooi and Andrew A. House

Cardiac troponin T in hemodialyzed patients
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1410-1416. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elvira M. Davelaar, Gerard J. van Kamp, Rob A. Verstraeten, and Peter Kenemans

Comparison of seven immunoassays for the quantification of CA 125 antigen in serum
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1417-1422. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sanaa Eissa and Laila S. Seada

Quantitation of bcl-2 protein in bladder cancer tissue by enzyme immunoassay: comparison with Western blot and immunohistochemistry
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1423-1429. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Øyvind Hetland and Kenneth Dickstein

Cardiac troponins I and T in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome: a comparative study in a routine setting
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1430-1436. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Saïd Kamel, Patrice Fardellone, Boumedienne Meddah, Florence Lorget-Gondelmann, Jean Luc Sebert, and Michel Brazier

Response of several markers of bone collagen degradation to calcium supplementation in postmenopausal women with low calcium intake
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1437-1442. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lipids and Lipoproteins:

Matthias Nauck, Winfried März, and Heinrich Wieland

New immunoseparation-based homogeneous assay for HDL-cholesterol compared with three homogeneous and two heterogeneous methods for HDL-cholesterol
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1443-1451. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nader Rifai, Thomas G. Cole, Elizabeth Iannotti, Terence Law, Michael Macke, Richard Miller, Dennis Dowd, and Donald A. Wiebe

Assessment of interlaboratory performance in external proficiency testing programs with a direct HDL-cholesterol assay
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1452-1458. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthias Orth, Monika Hanisch, Gerd Kröning, Mustafa Porsch-Özcürümez, Heinrich Wieland, and Claus Luley

Fluorometric determination of total retinyl esters in triglyceride-rich lipoproteins
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1459-1465. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kanna Sasai, Kuniko Okumura-Noji, Takeshi Hibino, Reiko Ikeuchi, Nagahiko Sakuma, Takao Fujinami, and Shinji Yokoyama

Human cholesteryl ester transfer protein measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with two monoclonal antibodies against rabbit cholesteryl ester transfer protein: plasma cholesteryl ester transfer protein and lipoproteins among Japanese hypercholesterolemic patients
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1466-1473. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Drug Monitoring and Toxicology:

Alan R. Kugler, Thomas M. Annesley, Gerald D. Nordblom, Jeffrey R. Koup, and Stephen C. Olson

Cross-reactivity of fosphenytoin in two human plasma phenytoin immunoassays
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1474-1480. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Simultaneous determination of mycophenolic acid and its glucuronide in human plasma using a simple high-performance liquid chromatography procedure
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1481-1488. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hematology:

Toshika Okumiya, Yufei Jiao, Toshiji Saibara, Akira Miike, Keunsik Park, Takeshi Kageoka, and Masahide Sasaki

Sensitive enzymatic assay for erythrocyte creatine with production of methylene blue
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1489-1496. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrinology and Metabolism:

James J. Pitt and Simon Hauser

Transient 5-oxoprolinuria and high anion gap metabolic acidosis: clinical and biochemical findings in eleven subjects
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1497-1503. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michelle Deberg, Paule Houssa, Bruce H. Frank, Françoise Sodoyez-Goffaux, and Jean-Claude Sodoyez

Highly specific radioimmunoassay for human insulin based on immune exclusion of all insulin precursors
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1504-1513. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paule Houssa, Bo Dinesen, Michelle Deberg, Bruce H. Frank, Chris Van Schravendijk, Françoise Sodoyez-Goffaux, and Jean-Claude Sodoyez

First direct assay for intact human proinsulin
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1514-1519. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Geoff Barnard and Fortune Kohen

Monitoring ovarian function by the simultaneous time-resolved fluorescence immunoassay of two urinary steroid metabolites
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1520-1528. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Automation and Analytical Techniques:

Irene Messana, Franca Forni, Franco Ferrari, Cristina Rossi, Bruno Giardina, and Cecilia Zuppi

Proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectral profiles of urine in type II diabetic patients
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1529-1534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

General Clinical Chemistry:

Brian G. Keevil, Eric S. Kilpatrick, Simon P. Nichols, and Paul W. Maylor

Biological variation of cystatin C: implications for the assessment of glomerular filtration rate
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1535-1539. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adriana Rivero-Marcotegui, José Emilio Olivera-Olmedo, Félix Sánchez Valverde-Visus, Mercedes Palacios-Sarrasqueta, Ana Grijalba-Uche, and Sergio García-Merlo

Water, fat, nitrogen, and sugar content in feces: reference intervals in children
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1540-1544. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. A. Janneke Brouwer, H. T. M. Erik Welten, Dirk-Jan Reijngoud, Jasper J. van Doormaal, and Frits A. J. Muskiet

Plasma folic acid cutoff value, derived from its relationship with homocyst(e)ine
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1545-1550. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Technical Briefs:

Carol D. Cheli, Martin Marcus, Jack Levine, Zeqi Zhou, Peter H. Anderson, Daniel D. Bankson, Jay Bock, Sharon Bodin, Carlotta Eisen, Marilyn Senior, Morton K. Schwartz, Kwok K. Yeung, and W. Jeffrey Allard

Variation in the Quantitation of Prostate-specific Antigen in Reference Material: Differences in Commercial Immunoassays,
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1551-1553. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nenad Blau, Ana Matasovic, Anna Lukasiewicz-Wedlechowicz, Claus W. Heizmann, and Ernst Leumann

Simultaneous Determination of Oxalate, Glycolate, Citrate, and Sulfate from Dried Urine Filter Paper Spots in a Pediatric Population
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1554-1556. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. C. Vukovich, A. Hamwi, and C. Bieglmayer

D-Dimer Testing within the Routine Clinical Chemistry Profile
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1557-1558. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toshio Okazaki, Tatsuo Nagai, and Takashi Kanno

Gel Diffusion Procedure for the Detection of Cryoglobulins in Serum
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1558-1559. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Malcolm Cochran, Brad Rumbelow, and Glenn Allen

The Relation between the Ultrafiltrable Calcium Fraction and Blood pH and Concentrations of Total Plasma Calcium, Albumin, and Globulin
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1559-1562. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Ken Kato, Daishiro Yamada, Sanae Midorikawa, Wakano Sato, Masaru Shiga, Yoshihiko Otsuka, Masakazu Miura, Keiko Harano, and Teruo Harano

A Nondiabetic Case of Hemoglobin Variant (Hb Niigata) with Inappropriately High and Low HbA1c Titers Detected by Different Methods
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1562-1564. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Markus Robers, Ferenc F. Van der Hulst, Marc A. J. G. Fischer, Werner Roos, Carlos E. Salud, Hans-Georg Eisenwiener, and Jan F. C. Glatz

Development of a Rapid Microparticle-enhanced Turbidimetric Immunoassay for Plasma Fatty Acid-binding Protein, an Early Marker of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1564-1567. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reiner Probst, Richard Brandl, Matthias Blümke, and Dieter Neumeier

Stabilization of Homocysteine Concentration in Whole Blood
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1567-1569. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrick L. M. Lynch, David E. Bruns, James C. Boyd, and John Savory

Chiron 800 System CO-oximeter Module Overestimates Methemoglobin Concentrations in Neonatal Samples Containing Fetal Hemoglobin
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1569-1570. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

José Ramón Conejo, Trinidad Parra, Miguel Cantero, Agustín Jiménez, Vicente Granizo, Vicente Gabriel de Arriba, and Fernando Carballo

Detection of H-ras Mutations in Urine Sediments by a Mutant-enriched PCR Technique
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1570-1572. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hlosukwazi Khumalo, Zvenyika A. R. Gomo, Innocent T. Gangaidzo, Victor M. Moyo, Eberhard Mandishona, Thokozile Saungweme, Tracey A. Rouault, Victor R. Gordeuk, and A. Patrick MacPhail

Effect of Ascorbic Acid Administration on Serum Concentration of Transferrin Receptors
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1573-1575. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gabriel M. Mulcahy, Ernest A. Albanese, and Bonita L. Bachl

Reproducibility of the Roche Amplicor Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Detection of Infection by Chlamydia trachomatis in Endocervical Specimens
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1575-1578. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Min-Hui Liang, Dennis R. Johnson, and Lee-Jun C. Wong

Preparation and Validation of PCR-generated Positive Controls for Diagnostic Dot Blotting
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1578-1579. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Claude O. Burdick and Rogier M. Bertina

Thrombotic Risks: A Clarification
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1580. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johannes Lotz, Gerd Hafner, Jörg Röhrich, Siegfried Zörntlein, Thomas Kern, and Winfried Prellwitz

False-Positive LSD Drug Screening Induced by a Mucolytic Medication
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1580-1581. [Extract] [Full Text]  

J. Carlos Guinarte, Luis F. Pérez, and J. Carlos Tutor

Modification of the Abbott Cyclosporine Monoclonal Whole Blood Assay
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1581-1582. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William L. Roberts and William D. Paulson

Method-specific Reference Intervals for Serum Anion Gap and Osmolality
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1582. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rainer Lehmann and Matthias Koch

Capillary Electrophoresis in the Analysis of the Deletion/Insertion Polymorphism of the Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme Gene
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1582-1583. [Extract] [Full Text]  

Masaaki Takahashi, Kazuhiro Kushida, Hironobu Hoshino, Hiroe Aoshima, Tsuyoshi Ohishi, and Tetsuo Inoue

Acute Effects of Fracture on Bone Markers and Vitamin K
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1583-1584. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Manfred Lammers

Interference with Nephelometric Assay of C-Reactive Protein by Monoclonal Immunoglobulin
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1584-1595. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book Reviews:

Ann Warner

Drug Abuse Handbook.
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1586. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Clinical Chemist:

The Clinical Chemist
Clin Chem 1998 44: 1587-1594. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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