EDITORIALS:

L Sweetman

Newborn screening by tandem mass spectrometry (MS-MS)
Clin Chem 1996 42: 345-346. [PDF]  

P Wilding

Cost-effective protocols for laboratory testing
Clin Chem 1996 42: 347-348. [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

DH Chace, SL Hillman, DS Millington, SG Kahler, BW Adam, and HL Levy

Rapid diagnosis of homocystinuria and other hypermethioninemias from newborns' blood spots by tandem mass spectrometry
Clin Chem 1996 42: 349-355. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Stoerker, C Hurwitz, NC Rose, LE Silberstein, and WE Highsmith

Heteroduplex generator in analysis of Rh blood group alleles
Clin Chem 1996 42: 356-360. [Abstract] [PDF]  

N Zarghami and EP Diamandis

Detection of prostate-specific antigen mRNA and protein in breast tumors
Clin Chem 1996 42: 361-366. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RA Dean, HR Thomasson, N Dumaual, D Amann, and TK Li

Simultaneous measurement of ethanol and ethyl-d5 alcohol by stable isotope gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Clin Chem 1996 42: 367-372. [Abstract] [PDF]  

P Datta, L Xu, S Malik, D Landicho, L Ferreri, K Halverson, PV Roby, AM Zebelman, and MA Kenny

Effect of antibody specificity on results of selected digoxin immunoassays among various clinical groups
Clin Chem 1996 42: 373-379. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CW Keuzenkamp-Jansen, JM van Baal, RA De Abreu, JG de Jong, R Zuiderent, and JM Trijbels

Detection and identification of 6-methylmercapto-8-hydoxypurine, a major metabolite of 6-mercaptopurine, in plasma during intravenous administration
Clin Chem 1996 42: 380-386. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MW Steffes, JL Gillen, and SA Fuhrman

Delivering clinical laboratory services to intensive care units
Clin Chem 1996 42: 387-391. [Abstract] [PDF]  

E Olafsdottir, JO Westgard, SS Ehrmeyer, and KD Fallon

Matrix effects and the performance and selection of quality-control procedures to monitor PO2 measurements
Clin Chem 1996 42: 392-396. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Liu, GR Wang, TZ Liu, and KJ Tsai

Improved fluorometric quantification of urinary xanthurenic acid
Clin Chem 1996 42: 397-401. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CA Estey and RA Felder

Clinical trials of a novel centrifugation method: axial separation
Clin Chem 1996 42: 402-409. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JL Pittet, P de Moerloose, G Reber, C Durand, C Villard, N Piga, D Rolland, S Comby, and G Dupuy

VIDAS D-dimer: fast quantitative ELISA for measuring D-dimer in plasma
Clin Chem 1996 42: 410-415. [Abstract] [PDF]  

TP Mulder, WH Peters, DA Court, and JB Jansen

Sandwich ELISA for glutathione S-transferase Alpha 1-1: plasma concentrations in controls and in patients with gastrointestinal disorders
Clin Chem 1996 42: 416-419. [Abstract] [PDF]  

EW Randell, EP Diamandis, and G Ellis

Serum prostate-specific antigen measured in children from birth to age 18 years
Clin Chem 1996 42: 420-423. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Nauck, W Marz, B Haas, and H Wieland

Homogeneous assay for direct determination of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol evaluated
Clin Chem 1996 42: 424-429. [Abstract] [PDF]  

E Teissier, E Walters-Laporte, C Duhem, G Luc, JC Fruchart, and P Duriez

Rapid quantification of alpha-tocopherol in plasma and low- and high- density lipoproteins
Clin Chem 1996 42: 430-435. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SM Marcovina, HH Hobbs, and JJ Albers

Relation between number of apolipoprotein(a) kringle 4 repeats and mobility of isoforms in agarose gel: basis for a standardized isoform nomenclature
Clin Chem 1996 42: 436-439. [Abstract] [PDF]  

IM Mackenzie, A Ekangaki, JD Young, and CS Garrard

Effect of renal function on serum nitrogen oxide concentrations
Clin Chem 1996 42: 440-444. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SC Fleming, A Duncan, RI Russell, and MF Laker

Measurement of sugar probes in serum: an alternative to urine measurement in intestinal permeability testing
Clin Chem 1996 42: 445-448. [Abstract] [PDF]  

EW Randell and P St Louis

Interference in glucose and other clinical chemistry assays by thiocyanate and cyanide in a patient treated with nitroprusside
Clin Chem 1996 42: 449-453. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MI Aveldano and D Donnari

Plasma phospholipid fatty acids in X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy
Clin Chem 1996 42: 454-461. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JG Donnelly, DS Ooi, BF Burns, and R Goel

Chronic increased serum lipase without evidence of pancreatitis: tumor- derived lipase?
Clin Chem 1996 42: 462-464. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H Kastrissios, M Nakano, P Burton, and T Blaschke

Improved combined solid-phase extraction-RIA method for quantifying zalcitabine in plasma
Clin Chem 1996 42: 465-466. [PDF]  

J Mao, S Chen, Z Na, Y Xhang, Y Huang, and Y Li

Frozen storage of urine samples before ELISA measurement of retinol- binding protein
Clin Chem 1996 42: 466-467. [PDF]  

MM Couttenye, A Jurgens, LV Lamberts, GA Verpooten, PC D'Haese, and ME De Broe

Determination of ionized calcium: evaluation of sampling and storage procedures
Clin Chem 1996 42: 468-469. [PDF]  

D Stockl, JC Libeer, H Reinauer, LM Thienpont, and AP De Leenheer

Accuracy-based assessment of proficiency testing results with serum from single donations: possibilities and limitations
Clin Chem 1996 42: 469-470. [PDF]  

NH Slobodianik, A Pallaro, ME Rio, S Barbeito, I Strasnoy, A Franchello, E Casella, MR Torales, V Giraudi, and O Ramos

Prealbumin, retinol-binding protein, and total salivary IgA in children with AIDS
Clin Chem 1996 42: 471-472. [PDF]  

T Heinze and E Greiner-Mai

Immunoluminometric assay for determining CA 72-4 in patients with gynecological tumors
Clin Chem 1996 42: 472-474. [PDF]  

H Baum, M Obst, U Huber, and D Neumeier

Cardiac troponin T in patients with high creatinine concentration but normal creatine kinase activity in serum
Clin Chem 1996 42: 474-475. [PDF]  

A Modenese, A Carobene, C Ferrero, F Ceriotti, C Franzini, E De Giorgi, M Franzin, A Giorgio, and L Baldo

Reference method for serum total cholesterol measurement: does substituting enzymatic step for Liebermann-Burchard reaction improve specificity?
Clin Chem 1996 42: 475-477. [PDF]  

CM Jariego and A Hernanz

Determination of organic acids by capillary electrophoresis in screening of organic acidurias
Clin Chem 1996 42: 477-478. [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

E Jover Sanz, AM Cazurro, A Lorenzo Bellido, and IM Lopez Martin

Cigarette consumption and lipoprotein(a) concentrations
Clin Chem 1996 42: 479. [PDF]  

G Klein and H Bodenmuller

Standards required for quantification of skeletal alkaline phosphatase
Clin Chem 1996 42: 480-482. [PDF]  

L Nilsson, P Lundquist, B Kagedal, and R Larsson

Plasma cyanate concentrations in chronic renal failure
Clin Chem 1996 42: 482-483. [PDF]  

A Malenfant, T Shirey, and CC Young

Thiocyanate interference in Nova Stat Profile analyses
Clin Chem 1996 42: 483. [PDF]  

L Yildiz, F Akcay, H Kaynar, and N Bakan

Increased plasma endothelin-1 in heavy and light smokers
Clin Chem 1996 42: 483-484. [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

John Farley

In Reply: Standards Required for Quantification of Skeletal Alkaline Phosphatase
Clin Chem 1996 42: 481-482. [PDF]  

Reviews:

Books Received
Clin Chem 1996 42: 486. [PDF]  

Articles:

the clinical chemist
Clin Chem 1996 42: 487. [PDF]  

Errata
Clin Chem 1996 42: 488. [Abstract] [PDF]  

To see an article, click its [Full Text] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.