Reviews:

Ashutosh K. Pathak, Manisha Bhutani, Sachin Kumar, Anant Mohan, and Randeep Guleria

Circulating Cell-Free DNA in Plasma/Serum of Lung Cancer Patients as a Potential Screening and Prognostic Tool
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1833-1842. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Overview:

Leon Poller, Michelle Keown, Saied A. Ibrahim, Felix J.M. van der Meer, Anton M.H.P. van den Besselaar, Armando Tripodi, Jørgen Jespersen, European Action on Anticoagulation, Pieter Meijer, Cornelis Kluft European Concerted Action on Thrombosis

Quality Assessment of CoaguChek Point-of-Care Prothrombin Time Monitors: Comparison of the European Community–Approved Procedure and Conventional External Quality Assessment
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1843-1847. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Opinion:

A. Ralph Henderson

Information for Authors: Is the Advice Regarding the Reporting of Residuals in Regression Analysis Incomplete? Should Cook’s Distance Be Included?
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1848-1850. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] Data Supplements  

Proteomics and Protein Markers:

Shannon J. C. Shan, Andreas Scorilas, Dionyssios Katsaros, Irene Rigault de la Longrais, Marco Massobrio, and Eleftherios P. Diamandis

Unfavorable Prognostic Value of Human Kallikrein 7 Quantified by ELISA in Ovarian Cancer Cytosols
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1879-1886. Published online August 17, 2006; 10.1373/clinchem.2006.071456 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yen Ngo, Mona Munteanu, Djamila Messous, Frederic Charlotte, Françoise Imbert-Bismut, Dominique Thabut, Pascal Lebray, Vincent Thibault, Yves Benhamou, Joseph Moussalli, Vlad Ratziu, and Thierry Poynard

A Prospective Analysis of the Prognostic Value of Biomarkers (FibroTest) in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1887-1896. Published online August 24, 2006; 10.1373/clinchem.2006.070961 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] 070961.Supplemental Data  

Ziping Yang, Lyndsay E. Harris, Darryl E. Palmer-Toy, and William S. Hancock

Multilectin Affinity Chromatography for Characterization of Multiple Glycoprotein Biomarker Candidates in Serum from Breast Cancer Patients
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1897-1905. Published online August 17, 2006; 10.1373/clinchem.2005.065862 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erin J. Finehout, Zsofia Franck, Norman Relkin, and Kelvin H. Lee

Proteomic Analysis of Cerebrospinal Fluid Changes Related to Postmortem Interval
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1906-1913. Published online August 3, 2006; 10.1373/clinchem.2006.070508 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Molecular Diagnostics and Genetics:

Matthias Niedrig, Sonja Linke, Herve Zeller, and Christian Drosten

First International Proficiency Study on West Nile Virus Molecular Detection
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1851-1854. Published online August 3, 2006; 10.1373/clinchem.2005.064451 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Giulia Amicarelli, Daniel Adlerstein, Erlet Shehi, Fengfei Wang, and G. Mike Makrigiorgos

Genotype-Specific Signal Generation Based on Digestion of 3-Way DNA Junctions: Application to KRAS Variation Detection
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1855-1863. Published online August 17, 2006; 10.1373/clinchem.2006.068817 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] 068817.Supplemental Data  

Roger D. Klein, Erik C. Thorland, Patrick R. Gonzales, Patricia A. Beck, Daniel J. Dykas, James M. McGrath, and Allen E. Bale

A Multiplex Assay for the Detection and Mapping of Complex Glycerol Kinase Deficiency
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1864-1870. Published online August 3, 2006; 10.1373/clinchem.2006.072397 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lipids, Lipoproteins, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors:

Montse Guardiola, Raimon Ferré, Juliana Salazar, Carlos Alonso-Villaverde, Blai Coll, Sandra Parra, Lluís Masana, and Josep Ribalta

Protease Inhibitor-Associated Dyslipidemia in HIV-Infected Patients Is Strongly Influenced by the APOA5–1131TC Gene Variation
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1914-1919. Published online August 3, 2006; 10.1373/clinchem.2006.069583 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fernando Cardona, Sonsoles Morcillo, Montserrat Gonzalo-Marín, Lourdes Garrido-Sanchez, Manuel Macias-Gonzalez, and Francisco J. Tinahones

Pro12Ala Sequence Variant of the PPARG Gene Is Associated with Postprandial Hypertriglyceridemia in Non-E3/E3 Patients with the Metabolic Syndrome
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1920-1925. Published online August 17, 2006; 10.1373/clinchem.2006.069690 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Drug Monitoring and Toxicology:

Danyel Hermes Tacker, Norbert K. Herzog, and Anthony O. Okorodudu

Cocaethylene Affects Human Microvascular Endothelial Cell p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activation and Nuclear Factor-B DNA-Binding Activity
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1926-1933. Published online August 17, 2006; 10.1373/clinchem.2005.065250 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] 065250.Data Supplement  

Evidence-Based Laboratory Medicine and Test Utilization:

Ann-Helen Kristoffersen, Geir Thue, and Sverre Sandberg

Postanalytical External Quality Assessment of Warfarin Monitoring in Primary Healthcare
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1871-1878. Published online August 17, 2006; 10.1373/clinchem.2006.071027 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrinology and Metabolism:

Konstantinos Kantartzis, Killian Rittig, Bernd Balletshofer, Jürgen Machann, Fritz Schick, Katarina Porubska, Andreas Fritsche, Hans-Ulrich Häring, and Norbert Stefan

The Relationships of Plasma Adiponectin with a Favorable Lipid Profile, Decreased Inflammation, and Less Ectopic Fat Accumulation Depend on Adiposity
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1934-1942. Published online August 17, 2006; 10.1373/clinchem.2006.067397 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laboratory Management:

Gilan M. Saadawi and James H. Harrison, Jr

Definition of an XML Markup Language for Clinical Laboratory Procedures and Comparison with Generic XML Markup
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1943-1951. Published online August 3, 2006; 10.1373/clinchem.2006.071449 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] 071449.Supplemental Data  

Clinical Immunology:

Claudia Marsik, Raute Sunder-Plassmann, Bernd Jilma, Florian M. Kovar, Christine Mannhalter, Oswald Wagner, Helmut Rumpold, and Georg Endler

The C-Reactive Protein +1444C/T Alteration Modulates the Inflammation and Coagulation Response in Human Endotoxemia
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1952-1957. Published online August 17, 2006; 10.1373/clinchem.2006.069823 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Technical Briefs:

Zhouping Wang, Jianqiang Hu, Yan Jin, Xin Yao, and Jinghong Li

In Situ Amplified Chemiluminescent Detection of DNA and Immunoassay of IgG Using Special-Shaped Gold Nanoparticles as Label
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1958-1961. Published online July 20, 2006; 10.1373/clinchem.2006.071399 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] 071399.Supplemental Data  

Gunnar Brandhorst, Frank Streit, Sandra Goetze, Michael Oellerich, and Victor William Armstrong

Quantification by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry of Mycophenolic Acid and Its Phenol and Acyl Glucuronide Metabolites
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1962-1964. Published online August 24, 2006; 10.1373/clinchem.2006.074336 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] 074336.Supplemental Data  

Joanna Popov, Olga Zhukov, Susan Ruden, Terry Zeschmann, Anthony Sferruzza, and Mervyn Sahud

Performance and Clinical Utility of a Commercial von Willebrand Factor Collagen Binding Assay for Laboratory Diagnosis of von Willebrand Disease
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1965-1967. Published online August 3, 2006; 10.1373/clinchem.2006.070730 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] 070730.Supplemental Data Figure  

Letters to the Editor:

David J. Halsall, Michael N. Fahie-Wilson, S. Kate Hall, Peter Barker, Janet Anderson, Rousseau Gama, and V. Krishna Chatterjee

Macro Thyrotropin-IgG Complex Causes Factitious Increases in Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Screening Tests in a Neonate and Mother
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1968-1969. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julie D. Newman, Philip B. Bergman, and James C.G. Doery

The authors of the article cited above respond:
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1969-1970. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshihiro Motomiya, Sho-ichi Yamagishi, Hisashi Adachi, and Akio Abe

Increased Serum Concentrations of Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1970-1971. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diego Tejedor, Sergio Castillo, Pilar Mozas, Elisa Jiménez, Mónica López, M. Teresa Tejedor, Marta Artieda, Rodrigo Alonso, Pedro Mata, Laureano Simón, Antonio Martínez, and Miguel Pocoví

Comparison of DNA Array Platform vs DNA Sequencing as Genetic Diagnosis Tools for Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1971-1972. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven I. Berk, Alain H. Litwin, Yunling Du, Greg Cruikshank, Marc N. Gourevitch, and Julia H. Arnsten

False Reduction in Serum Methadone Concentrations by BD Vacutainer® Serum Separator Tubes (SST^TM)
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1972-1974. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jesús M. Martín-Campos, Naira Rico, Rosa Bonet, Carme Mayoral, Jordi Ordóñez-Llanos, and Francisco Blanco-Vaca

Apolipoprotein A5 S19W May Play a Role in Dysbetalipoproteinemia in Patients with the Apo E2/E2 Genotype
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1974-1975. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book, Software, and Web Site Reviews:

Michael J. Bennett

Textbook of Biochemistry with Clinical Correlations, Sixth Edition. Thomas M. Devlin, ed. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Liss, John Wiley & Sons, 2006, 1208 pp., $115.00, Hardcover. ISBN 0-471-67808-2.
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1976. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alan T. Remaley

Lipids and Atherosclerosis (Advances in Translational Medical Science). Chris J. Packard, Daniel J. Rader, eds. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis Group, 2006, 238 pp., $149.95, hardcover. ISBN 1 84214 229 1.
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1976-1977. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Basil T. Doumas

Landmark Papers in Clinical Chemistry. Richard M. Rocco, ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V., 2006, 522 pp., $86.95, hardcover. ISBN 0-444-51950-5.
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1977. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roberta Reed

Successful Women in Chemistry, Corporate America’s Contribution to Science. Amber S. Hinkle and Jody A. Kocsis, eds. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 2005, 202 pp., $74.50, hardcover. ISBN 0-8412-3912-6.
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1978. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corrections:

Correction
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1975. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Clinical Chemist:

David M. Goldberg and David E. Bruns

Obituary: Arthur Ralph Henderson (1932–2006)
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1979. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Clinical Chemist
Clin Chem 2006 52: 1980-1981. [Extract] [Full Text] [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.