Editorials:

Suzanne K. Swan

The Search Continues—An Ideal Marker of GFR
Clin Chem 1997 43: 913-914. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert L. Fitzgerald, David A. Herold, and Alfred L. Yergey

Trade-offs in Mass Spectrometry
Clin Chem 1997 43: 915. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Molecular Pathology:

Meng-Ling Choong, Evelyn S. C. Koay, Kah-Lin Khoo, Min-Cheh Khaw, and Sunil K. Sethi

Denaturing gradient-gel electrophoresis screening of familial defective apolipoprotein B-100 in a mixed Asian cohort: two cases of arginine₃₅₀₀ tryptophan mutation associated with a unique haplotype
Clin Chem 1997 43: 916-923. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masato Maekawa, Kayoko Sudo, Dilip Chandra Dey, Jinko Ishikawa, Masakazu Izumi, Kazuo Kotani, and Takashi Kanno

Genetic mutations of butyrylcholine esterase identified from phenotypic abnormalities in Japan
Clin Chem 1997 43: 924-929. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Trudy O. Messmer, Cynthia G. Whitney, and Barry S. Fields

Use of polymerase chain reaction to identify pneumococcal infection associated with hemorrhage and shock in two previously healthy young children
Clin Chem 1997 43: 930-935. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evelyne Lopez-Crapez, Camille Chypre, Jacqueline Saavedra, Joseph Marchand, and Jean Grenier

Rapid and large-scale method to detect K-ras gene mutations in tumor samples
Clin Chem 1997 43: 936-942. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Enzymes and Protein Markers:

Mary D. McLaurin, Fred S. Apple, Ellen M. Voss, Charles A. Herzog, and Scott W. Sharkey

Cardiac troponin I, cardiac troponin T, and creatine kinase MB in dialysis patients without ischemic heart disease: evidence of cardiac troponin T expression in skeletal muscle
Clin Chem 1997 43: 976-982. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pamela Bean, Karsten Liegmann, Trond Løvli, Christina Westby, and Erling Sundrehagen

Semiautomated procedures for evaluation of carbohydrate-deficient transferrin in the diagnosis of alcohol abuse
Clin Chem 1997 43: 983-989. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vincent Ricchiuti, Jianyi Zhang, and Fred S. Apple

Cardiac troponin I and T alterations in hearts with severe left ventricular remodeling
Clin Chem 1997 43: 990-995. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lipids and Lipoproteins:

Anirban Maitra, Shaina V. Hirany, and Ishwarlal Jialal

Comparison of two assays for measuring LDL cholesterol
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1040-1047. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yi-Chang Huang, Jau-Tsuen Kao, and Keh-Sung Tsai

Evaluation of two homogeneous methods for measuring high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1048-1055. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Drug Monitoring and Toxicology:

Philippe Jouhanneau, Grant M. Raisbeck, Françoise Yiou, Bernard Lacour, Hélène Banide, and Tilman B. Drüeke

Gastrointestinal absorption, tissue retention, and urinary excretion of dietary aluminum in rats determined by using ²⁶Al
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1023-1028. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Larry A. Broussard, Lance C. Presley, Thomas Pittman, Randy Clouette, and Gary H. Wimbish

Simultaneous identification and quantitation of codeine, morphine, hydrocodone, and hydromorphone in urine as trimethylsilyl and oxime derivatives by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1029-1032. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Larry D. Bowers and David J. Borts

Evaluation of selected-ion storage ion-trap mass spectrometry for detecting urinary anabolic agents
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1033-1039. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hematology:

Jean-Claude Osselaer, Jacques Jamart, and Jean-Marie Scheiff

Platelet distribution width for differential diagnosis of thrombocytosis
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1072-1076. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrinology and Metabolism:

Charlotte Lind, Jiewei Chen, and Inger Byrjalsen

Enzyme immunoassay for measuring 25-hydroxyvitamin D₃ in serum
Clin Chem 1997 43: 943-949. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chatarina Jansson, Cesar Boguszewski, Sten Rosberg, Lena Carlsson, and Kerstin Albertsson-Wikland

Growth hormone (GH) assays: influence of standard preparations, GH isoforms, assay characteristics, and GH-binding protein
Clin Chem 1997 43: 950-956. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anthony G. W. Norden, Rodwin A. Jackson, Lorraine E. Norden, A. Jane Griffin, Margaret A. Barnes, and John A. Little

Misleading results from immunoassays of serum free thyroxine in the presence of rheumatoid factor
Clin Chem 1997 43: 957-962. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul Verheecke

Free triiodothyronine concentration in serum of 1050 euthyroid children is inversely related to their age
Clin Chem 1997 43: 963-967. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. Garry John, Francois Braconnier, Kor Miedema, Carlos Aulesa, and Giampiero Piras

Evaluation of the Menarini–Arkray HA 8140 hemoglobin A_1c analyzer
Clin Chem 1997 43: 968-975. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Automation and Analytical Techniques:

Manfred A. Kessler, Andreas Meinitzer, Walter Petek, and Otto S. Wolfbeis

Microalbuminuria and borderline-increased albumin excretion determined with a centrifugal analyzer and the Albumin Blue 580 fluorescence assay
Clin Chem 1997 43: 996-1002. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Albert Tangerman

Highly sensitive gas chromatographic analysis of ethanol in whole blood, serum, urine, and fecal supernatants by the direct injection method
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1003-1009. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ramon Martí, Encarna Varela, Rosa M. Segura, José Alegre, José M. Suriñach, and Carles Pascual

Determination of D-lactate by enzymatic methods in biological fluids: study of interferences
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1010-1015. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hazel Finney, David J. Newman, Walter Gruber, Peter Merle, and Christopher P. Price

Initial evaluation of cystatin C measurement by particle-enhanced immunonephelometry on the Behring nephelometer systems (BNA, BN II)
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1016-1022. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

General Clinical Chemistry:

Scott M. Smith, Janis E. Davis-Street, Tina B. Fontenot, and Helen W. Lane

Assessment of a portable clinical blood analyzer during space flight
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1056-1065. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Begoña Olmedilla, Fernando Granado, Enrique Gil-Martinez, Inmaculada Blanco, and Enrique Rojas-Hidalgo

Reference values for retinol, tocopherol, and main carotenoids in serum of control and insulin-dependent diabetic Spanish subjects
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1066-1071. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Technical Briefs:

Guido Filler, Iris Witt, Friedrich Priem, Jochen H. H. Ehrich, and Klaus Jung

Are Cystatin C and ß₂-Microglobulin Better Markers than Serum Creatinine for Prediction of a Normal Glomerular Filtration Rate in Pediatric Subjects?
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1077-1078. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hervé Gourlain, Françoise Buneaux, Stephen W. Borron, Bernard Gouget, and Pierre Levillain

Interference of Methylene Blue with CO-Oximetry of Hemoglobin Derivatives
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1078-1080. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Determination of MEGX by HPLC with Fluorescence Detection
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1081-1083. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paula M. Strasberg, Danielle Noreau, Leslie McGlynn-Steele, Galina Koultchitski, and Peter N. Ray

PCR-Based Test for Two Cystic Fibrosis Mutations (A455E, 711+1 GT) Common Among French Canadians
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1083-1084. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nguyen Tri Dung and Maurice L. Wellby

Effect of High Room Temperature on Urinary Iodine Assay
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1084-1085. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sandra Petani and Mathias Däschner

Clinical Evaluation of the Cell-Dyn^® 1700CS Blood Counter,
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1085-1088. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diego Lozano, Pino Carreño, Inmaculada Moreno, and Manuel Méndez

Analytical Performance of the Sanofi Access^® Cardiac Troponin-I Procedure
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1088-1089. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Klaske van Norren, Joop M. P. M. Borggreven, Annemarie Hovingh, Hans L. Willems, Theo de Boo, Lammy D. Elving, Jo H. M. Berden, and Jan Joep H. H. M. De Pont

Comparison of Methods for Measurement of Na⁺/Li⁺ Countertransport Across the Erythrocyte Membrane
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1090-1092. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Michel Mérillon, Bernard Fauconneau, Pierre Waffo Teguo, Laurence Barrier, Joseph Vercauteren, and François Huguet

Antioxidant Activity of the Stilbene Astringin, Newly Extracted from Vitis vinifera Cell Cultures
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1092-1093. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Veikko T. Innanen, Barbara M. Groom, and Flavia M. de Campos

Microalbumin and Freezing
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1093-1094. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tommy Eriksson, Sven Björkman, Andrew W. Lyon, and Vidmantas A. Raisys

Handling of Blood Samples for Determination of Thalidomide • Two of the authors referred to respond:
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1094-1096. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Béla Melegh and János Molnár

Nonisotopic Method for Precise Detection of (CAG)_n Repeats
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1096-1097. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark E. Astill and Kern L. Nuttall

Undisclosed Radioactivity in Specimens: How Much of a Problem?
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1097. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jerome M. Hershman and Lori Berg

Rapid Qualitative TSH Test to Screen for Primary Hypothyroidism
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1097-1098. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul Demedts, Annick Wauters, Mirjam Watelle, and Hugo Neels

Pitfalls in Discriminating Sulfhemoglobin from Methemoglobin
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1098-1099. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ernest Beutler, Emmanuel Bissé, Heinrich Wieland, and Ernest Beutler

Hair Iron Content: Possible Marker to Complement Monitoring Therapy of Iron Deficiency in Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease? • Two of the authors of the paper referred to above reply: • The author of the letter responds:
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1099-1100. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Doug Chesher and Leslie Burnett

Equivalence of Critical Error Calculations and Process Capability Index C_pk
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1100-1101. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book & Software Reviews:

Paul C. Fu

DNA Simplified: The Hitchhiker's Guide to DNA. Daniel H. Farkas, Washington, DC: AACC Press, 1996, 110 pp, $14.95. ISBN 0-915274-84-1.
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1102. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ian Wilkinson

The Empowered Laboratory Team. William Umiker. Chicago: ASCP Press, 1996, 322 pp. $35. ISBN 0-89189-384-9.
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1102. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kenneth Emancipator

QC Validator, Version 2.0. James Westgard. Ogunquit, ME: Westgard Quality Corporation, 1996. $995.00. ISBN 0-886958-05-X. Available through AACC Customer Service (800-892-1400 or 202-857-0717).
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1103. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Clinical Chemist:

Compiled by David E. Bruns, Editor
Clin Chem 1997 43: 1104. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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