Editorials:

F. Richard Bringhurst

Circulating Forms of Parathyroid Hormone: Peeling Back the Onion
Clin Chem 2003 49: 1973-1975. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Molecular Diagnostics and Genetics:

Enders K.O. Ng, David S. Hui, K.C. Allen Chan, Emily C.W. Hung, Rossa W.K. Chiu, Nelson Lee, Alan Wu, Stephen S.C. Chim, Yu K. Tong, Joseph J.Y. Sung, John S. Tam, and Y.M. Dennis Lo

Quantitative Analysis and Prognostic Implication of SARS Coronavirus RNA in the Plasma and Serum of Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Clin Chem 2003 49: 1976-1980. Published online November 13, 2003; 10.1373/clinchem.2003.024125 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Data Supplements  

Giorgio Biasiotto, Silvana Belloli, Giuseppina Ruggeri, Isabella Zanella, Gianmario Gerardi, Marcella Corrado, Elena Gobbi, Alberto Albertini, and Paolo Arosio

Identification of New Mutations of the HFE, Hepcidin, and Transferrin Receptor 2 Genes by Denaturing HPLC Analysis of Individuals with Biochemical Indications of Iron Overload
Clin Chem 2003 49: 1981-1988. Published online November 13, 2003; 10.1373/clinchem.2003.023440 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jingqiang Wang, Jie Wen, Jingxiang Li, Jianning Yin, Qingyu Zhu, Hao Wang, Yongkui Yang, E’de Qin, Bo You, Wei Li, Xiaolei Li, Shengyong Huang, Ruifu Yang, Xumin Zhang, Ling Yang, Ting Zhang, Ye Yin, Xiaodai Cui, Xiangjun Tang, Luoping Wang, Bo He, Lianhua Ma, Tingting Lei, Changqing Zeng, Jianqiu Fang, Jun Yu, Jian Wang, Huanming Yang, Matthew B. West, Aruni Bhatnagar, Youyong Lu, Ningzhi Xu, and Siqi Liu

Assessment of Immunoreactive Synthetic Peptides from the Structural Proteins of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
Clin Chem 2003 49: 1989-1996. Published online November 13, 2003; 10.1373/clinchem.2003.023184 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Data Supplement  

Evidence-based Medicine and Test Utilization:

Carl van Walraven and Michael Raymond

Population-based Study of Repeat Laboratory Testing
Clin Chem 2003 49: 1997-2005. Published online November 13, 2003; 10.1373/clinchem.2003.021220 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hemostasis and Thrombosis:

Anton M.H.P. van den Besselaar and Wim P.M. Houdijk

Use of Lyophilized Calibrant Plasmas for Simplified International Normalized Ratio Determination with a Human Tissue Factor Thromboplastin Reagent Derived from Cultured Human Cells
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2006-2011. Published online November 13, 2003; 10.1373/clinchem.2003.023531 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Proteomics and Protein Markers:

Sue Xiang, Rachel Denver, Michael Bailey, and Henry Krum

Physiologic Determinants of Endothelin Concentrations in Human Saliva
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2012-2019. Published online November 13, 2003; 10.1373/clinchem.2003.020875 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Junnichi Ishii, Wei Cui, Fumihiko Kitagawa, Takahiro Kuno, Yuu Nakamura, Hiroyuki Naruse, Yoshihisa Mori, Takashi Ishikawa, Youichi Nagamura, Takeshi Kondo, Hisaji Oshima, Masanori Nomura, Kouji Ezaki, and Hitoshi Hishida

Prognostic Value of Combination of Cardiac Troponin T and B-Type Natriuretic Peptide after Initiation of Treatment in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2020-2026. Published online November 13, 2003; 10.1373/clinchem.2003.021311 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lipids, Lipoproteins, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors:

He-Ping Wang, Xiao-Jing Feng, Bao-Di Gou, Tian-Lan Zhang, Shan-Jin Xu, and Kui Wang

Effects of LDL, Cholesterol, and Their Oxidized Forms on the Precipitation Kinetics of Calcium Phosphates
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2027-2036. Published online November 13, 2003; 10.1373/clinchem.2003.024513 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrinology and Metabolism:

Pierre D’Amour, Jean-Hugues Brossard, Louise Rousseau, Louise Roy, Ping Gao, and Tom Cantor

Amino-Terminal Form of Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) with Immunologic Similarities to hPTH(1–84) Is Overproduced in Primary and Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2037-2044. Published online November 13, 2003; 10.1373/clinchem.2003.021592 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paola T.A. Borrelli, Stephen A. Butler, Suzanne M. Docherty, Edyta M. Staite, Antonio L. Borrelli, and Ray K. Iles

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Isoforms in the Diagnosis of Ectopic Pregnancy
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2045-2049. Published online November 13, 2003; 10.1373/clinchem.2003.022095 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Data Supplement  

Zhensheng Chen, Ian J. Griffin, Yana L. Kriseman, Lily K. Liang, and Steven A. Abrams

Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Calcium Isotopes in Human Serum: A Low-Sample-Volume Acid-Equilibration Method
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2050-2055. Published online November 13, 2003; 10.1373/clinchem.2003.025692 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Automation and Analytical Techniques:

Bee-Lan Lee, Ai-Li New, and Choon-Nam Ong

Simultaneous Determination of Tocotrienols, Tocopherols, Retinol, and Major Carotenoids in Human Plasma
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2056-2066. Published online November 13, 2003; 10.1373/clinchem.2003.022681 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pediatric Clinical Chemistry:

Anne-Lise Bjørke Monsen, Helga Refsum, Trond Markestad, and Per Magne Ueland

Cobalamin Status and Its Biochemical Markers Methylmalonic Acid and Homocysteine in Different Age Groups from 4 Days to 19 Years
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2067-2075. Published online November 13, 2003; 10.1373/clinchem.2003.019869 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Technical Briefs:

Zouë Lloyd-Wright, Anne-Mette Hvas, Jan Møller, Tom A.B. Sanders, and Ebba Nexø

Holotranscobalamin as an Indicator of Dietary Vitamin B₁₂ Deficiency
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2076-2078. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] Data Supplement  

Chang-Seok Ki, Kyung-A Lee, Soo-Youn Lee, Hee-Jin Kim, Sang Sun Cho, Jun-Hee Park, Seunghee Cho, Kwang Min Sohn, and Jong-Won Kim

Haplotype Structure of the UDP-Glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) Gene and Its Relationship to Serum Total Bilirubin Concentration in a Male Korean Population
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2078-2081. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] Data Supplement  

Mustafa Vakur Bor, Sergey N. Fedosov, Niels B. Laursen, and Ebba Nexø

Recombinant Human Intrinsic Factor Expressed in Plants Is Suitable for Use in Measurement of Vitamin B₁₂
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2081-2083. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Benjamin Y.Y. Chan, Katherine A. Buckley, Brian H. Durham, James A. Gallagher, and William D. Fraser

Effect of Anticoagulants and Storage Temperature on the Stability of Receptor Activator for Nuclear Factor-B Ligand and Osteoprotegerin in Plasma and Serum
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2083-2085. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Enders K.O. Ng, Pak-Cheung Ng, K.L. Ellis Hon, W.T. Frankie Cheng, Emily C.W. Hung, K.C. Allen Chan, Rossa W.K. Chiu, Albert M. Li, Leo L.M. Poon, David S. Hui, John S. Tam, Tai-Fai Fok, and Y.M. Dennis Lo

Serial Analysis of the Plasma Concentration of SARS Coronavirus RNA in Pediatric Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2085-2088. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guillermo Gervasini, Sonia Vizcaíno, Angustias G. Herráiz, Julio Benítez, and Juan Antonio Carrillo

Applicability of an Assay for Routine Monitoring of Highly Variable Concentrations of Olanzapine Based on HPLC with Mass Spectrometric Detection
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2088-2091. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antonio Picarelli, Marco Di Tola, Luigi Sabbatella, Stefania Vetrano, Maria Cristina Anania, Antonio Spadaro, Maria Laura Sorgi, and Egisto Taccari

Anti-Tissue Transglutaminase Antibodies in Arthritic Patients: A Disease-specific Finding?
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2091-2094. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] Data Supplement  

Ileana Herzum, Robert Bünder, Harald Renz, and Hans Günther Wahl

Reliability of IFCC Method for Lactate Dehydrogenase Measurement in Lithium-Heparin Plasma Samples
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2094-2096. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marta Sanchez-Carbayo, Fabien Saint, Juan Jose Lozano, Agnes Viale, and Carlos Cordon-Cardo

Comparison of Gene Expression Profiles in Laser-Microdissected, Nonembedded, and OCT-Embedded Tumor Samples by Oligonucleotide Microarray Analysis
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2096-2100. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] Data Supplement  

Letters to the Editor:

Jae Young Um and Hyung Min Kim

Frequencies of Interleukin 1 Gene Polymorphisms in Koreans
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2101-2102. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

José R. Blesa, José Vidal, Remedios Giner-Durán, María L. Lacalle, Ignacio Catalán, and José Hernández-Yago

Detection of Hereditary Persistence of -Fetoprotein by Conformation-sensitive Gel Electrophoresis Analysis
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2102-2103. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplemental Data  

Jose Luis Matesanz, Eloy Fernández, José Manuel Fernández, and Guillermo Viejo

Plasma Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein Concentrations in Pediatric Patients with Epstein–Barr Virus Infection
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2103-2104. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

José Gilberto Henriques Vieira, Sônia Kiiomi Nishida, Maria Teresa Faria de Camargo, Omar Magid Hauache, Rui Monteiro de Barros Maciel, and Valéria Guimarães

"MacroLH": Anomalous Molecular Form That Behaves as a Complex of Luteinizing Hormone (LH) and IgG in a Patient with Unexpectedly High LH Values
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2104-2105. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert Hawkins

Measurement of Whole-Blood Potassium—Is It Clinically Safe?
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2105-2106. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Giuseppe Lippi and Giancesare Guidi

New Scenarios in Antidoping Research
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2106-2107. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Volkher Scharnhorst, Petra J. van de Laar, and Huib L. Vader

Hemoglobin in Samples with Leukocytosis Can Be Measured on ABL 700 Series Blood Gas Analyzers
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2107-2108. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emily C.W. Hung, Stephen S.C. Chim, Paul K.S. Chan, Yu K. Tong, Enders K.O. Ng, Rossa W.K. Chiu, Chi-Bon Leung, Joseph J.Y. Sung, John S. Tam, and Y.M. Dennis Lo

Detection of SARS Coronavirus RNA in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of a Patient with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2108-2109. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shea Ping Yip, Sau Yin Lee, Shing Shun T. To, and Maria L. Wong

Improved Real-Time PCR Assay for Homogeneous Multiplex Genotyping of Four CYP2C9 Alleles with Hybridization Probes
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2109-2111. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] Data Supplement  

Larry J. Kricka, Thomas Joos, and Paolo Fortina

Protein Microarrays: A Literature Survey
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2109. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] Data Supplement  

Thomas Marshall and Katherine M. Williams

Aminoglycoside Interference in the Pyrogallol Red-Molybdate Protein Assay Is Increased by the Addition of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate to the Dye Reagent
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2111-2112. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jacques B. de Kok

Quantification and Integrity Analysis of DNA in the Stool of Colorectal Cancer Patients May Represent a Complex Alternative to Fecal Occult Blood Testing
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2112-2113. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corrections:

Correction for Volume 48, Issue , p. 796
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2113. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book, Software, and Web Site Reviews:

Bruce A. Beckwith

Essential Communication Strategies for Scientists, Engineers, and Technology Professionals, Second Edition. Herbert L. Hirsch. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003, 183 pp., $24.95, softcover. ISBN 0-471-27317-1.
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2114. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mario Plebani

The Art of Chemistry—Myths, Medicines, and Materials. Arthur Greenberg. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2003, 357 pp., $ 59.95. ISBN 0-474-07L80-3.
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2114-2115. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel S. Greenspan

From Genes to Genomes: Concepts and Applications of DNA Technology. Jeremy W. Dale and Malcolm von Schantz. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2002, 270 pp., $39.95, softcover. ISBN 0-471-49783-5.
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2115-2116. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert Rej

WebCitings
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2116. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Clinical Chemist:

Clin Chem 2003 49: 2117-2118. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited Reviewers-2003:

Invited Reviewers-2003
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2119-2122. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Accent:

ACCENT® Continuing Education Credit for Readers of Clinical Chemistry
Clin Chem 2003 49: 2123-2124. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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