Editorials:

James C. Boyd, Nader Rifai, and Thomas M. Annesley

Preparation of Manuscripts for Publication: Improving Your Chances for Success
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1259-1264. Published online May 21, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2009.129916 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] HTML Page - index.htslp  

Jeremy St. J. Thomas

Quality Assurance in Her-2 Testing—Redefining the Gold Standard
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1265-1267. Published online May 14, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2009.126219 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bertil Kågedal

Detecting Minimal Residual Disease in Neuroblastoma: Still a Ways to Go
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1268-1270. Published online May 14, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2009.127308 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher R. deFilippi and Robert H. Christenson

B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)/NT-proBNP and Renal Function: Is the Controversy Over?
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1271-1273. Published online May 21, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2009.128157 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Perspectives:

Michael Y. Tsai and José M. Ordovas

APOC3 Mutation, Serum Triglyceride Concentrations, and Coronary Heart Disease
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1274-1276. Published online May 14, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2009.124669 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Pavlou and Eleftherios P. Diamandis

The Search for New Prostate Cancer Biomarkers Continues
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1277-1279. Published online May 28, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2009.126870 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mini-Review:

Samar N. El-Beshbishi, Karen E. Shattuck, Amin A. Mohammad, and John R. Petersen

Hyperbilirubinemia and Transcutaneous Bilirubinometry
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1280-1287. Published online May 14, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2008.121889 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Review:

Charles E. Ahlfors, Richard P. Wennberg, J. Donald Ostrow, and Claudio Tiribelli

Unbound (Free) Bilirubin: Improving the Paradigm for Evaluating Neonatal Jaundice
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1288-1299. Published online May 7, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2008.121269 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Opinions:

Graham D. Carter

25-Hydroxyvitamin D Assays: The Quest For Accuracy
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1300-1302. Published online May 7, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2009.125906 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fred S. Apple

A New Season for Cardiac Troponin Assays: It’s Time to Keep a Scorecard
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1303-1306. Published online May 28, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2009.128363 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cancer Diagnostics:

Yan Xiao, Xiugong Gao, Samantha Maragh, William G. Telford, and Alessandro Tona

Cell Lines as Candidate Reference Materials for Quality Control of ERBB2 Amplification and Expression Assays in Breast Cancer
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1307-1315. Published online May 14, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2008.120576 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] HTML Page - index.htslp  

Janine Stutterheim, Annemieke Gerritsen, Lily Zappeij-Kannegieter, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rob Dee, Max M. van Noesel, Frank Berthold, Rogier Versteeg, Huib N. Caron, C. Ellen van der Schoot, and Godelieve A.M. Tytgat

Detecting Minimal Residual Disease in Neuroblastoma: The Superiority of a Panel of Real-Time Quantitative PCR Markers
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1316-1326. Published online May 21, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2008.117945 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] HTML Page - index.htslp  

Fadila Chergui, Anne-Sophie Chrétien, Sanae Bouali, Carole Ramacci, Marie Rouyer, Thierry Bastogne, Pascal Genin, Agnès Leroux, and Jean-Louis Merlin

Validation of a Phosphoprotein Array Assay for Characterization of Human Tyrosine Kinase Receptor Downstream Signaling in Breast Cancer
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1327-1336. Published online May 14, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2008.116632 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] HTML Page - index.htslp  

Theo deVos, Reimo Tetzner, Fabian Model, Gunter Weiss, Matthias Schuster, Jürgen Distler, Kathryn V. Steiger, Robert Grützmann, Christian Pilarsky, Jens K. Habermann, Phillip R. Fleshner, Benton M. Oubre, Robert Day, Andrew Z. Sledziewski, and Catherine Lofton-Day

Circulating Methylated SEPT9 DNA in Plasma Is a Biomarker for Colorectal Cancer
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1337-1346. Published online April 30, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2008.115808 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] HTML Page - index.htslp  

Proteomics and Protein Markers:

Shinichiro Niizuma, Yoshitaka Iwanaga, Takaharu Yahata, Yodo Tamaki, Yoichi Goto, Hajime Nakahama, and Shunichi Miyazaki

Impact of Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Wall Stress on Plasma B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Heart Failure with Chronic Kidney Disease and End-Stage Renal Disease
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1347-1353. Published online May 21, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2008.121236 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] HTML Page - index.htslp  

Lidia Ukarma, Hélène Johannes, Ulrich Beyer, Michel Zaug, Bruno Osterwalder, and Armin Scherhag

Hepcidin as a Predictor of Response to Epoetin Therapy in Anemic Cancer Patients
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1354-1360. Published online April 30, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2008.121285 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Molecular Diagnostics and Genetics:

Jürgen J. Wenzel, Heidi Rossmann, Christian Fottner, Stefan Neuwirth, Carolin Neukirch, Peter Lohse, Julia K. Bickmann, Timo Minnemann, Thomas J. Musholt, Brigitte Schneider-Rätzke, Matthias M. Weber, and Karl J. Lackner

Identification and Prevention of Genotyping Errors Caused by G-Quadruplex– and i-Motif–Like Sequences
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1361-1371. Published online April 30, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2008.118661 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] HTML Page - index.htslp  

Ausilia Elce, Angelo Boccia, Giuseppe Cardillo, Sonia Giordano, Rossella Tomaiuolo, Giovanni Paolella, and Giuseppe Castaldo

Three Novel CFTR Polymorphic Repeats Improve Segregation Analysis for Cystic Fibrosis
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1372-1379. Published online May 14, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2008.119545 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] HTML Page - index.htslp  

Endocrinology and Metabolism:

Jacqueline Jonklaas, Natasa Kahric-Janicic, Offie P. Soldin, and Steven J. Soldin

Correlations of Free Thyroid Hormones Measured by Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Immunoassay with Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone across 4 Patient Populations
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1380-1388. Published online May 21, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2008.118752 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ann M. Gronowski, Mark Cervinski, Ulf-Håkan Stenman, Alison Woodworth, Lori Ashby, and Mitchell G. Scott

False-Negative Results in Point-of-Care Qualitative Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) Devices Due to Excess hCGβ Core Fragment
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1389-1394. Published online April 24, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2008.121210 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] HTML Page - index.htslp  

Lipids, Lipoproteins, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors:

Anders Helander and Yufang Zheng

Molecular Species of the Alcohol Biomarker Phosphatidylethanol in Human Blood Measured by LC-MS
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1395-1405. Published online May 7, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2008.120923 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] HTML Page - index.htslp  

Evidence-Based Medicine and Test Utilization:

Sharon D. Whatley, Nicola G. Mason, Jacqueline R. Woolf, Robert G. Newcombe, George H. Elder, and Michael N. Badminton

Diagnostic Strategies for Autosomal Dominant Acute Porphyrias: Retrospective Analysis of 467 Unrelated Patients Referred for Mutational Analysis of the HMBS, CPOX, or PPOX Gene
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1406-1414. Published online May 21, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2008.122564 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] HTML Page - index.htslp  

Brief Communication:

Devika Ganesamoorthy, Damien L. Bruno, Jacqueline Schoumans, Elsdon Storey, Martin B. Delatycki, Danqing Zhu, Morgan K. Wei, Garth A. Nicholson, R.J. McKinlay Gardner, and Howard R. Slater

Development of a Multiplex Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification Assay for Diagnosis and Estimation of the Frequency of Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 15
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1415-1418. Published online May 7, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2009.124958 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] HTML Page - index.htslp  

Clinical Case Study:

Kareena L. Schnabl, Matt Sibbald, Wayne L. Gold, Pak Cheung Chan, and Khosrow Adeli

A Patient with a Leg Rash, Pedal Edema, Renal Failure, and Thrombocytopenia
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1419-1422. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles E. Alpers

Commentary
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1423-1424. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert M.A. Richardson

Commentary
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1423. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Citation Classics:

Michael E. Røder, Bo Dinesen, and Fritz Poulsen

Measurement of Insulin Immunoreactivity in Human Plasma and Serum
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1425-1426. Published online April 30, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2009.126102 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Q&A:

Eleftherios P. Diamandis

Protein Quantification by Mass Spectrometry: Is It Ready for Prime Time?
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1427-1430. Published online May 14, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2009.128058 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Kevin Hollevoet, Dirk Bernard, Frank De Geeter, Natascha Walgraeve, Anja Van den Eeckhaut, Raymond Vanholder, Christophe Van de Wiele, Veronique Stove, Jan P. van Meerbeeck, and Joris R. Delanghe

Glomerular Filtration Rate Is a Confounder for the Measurement of Soluble Mesothelin in Serum
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1431-1433. Published online April 30, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2008.121913 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul O. Collinson, Oliver Clifford-Mobley, David Gaze, Frances Boa, and Roxy Senior

Assay Imprecision and 99th-Percentile Reference Value of a High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I Assay
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1433-1434. Published online May 14, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2009.124925 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] HTML Page - index.htslp  

Amanda J. Jenkins, Joseph G. Poirier, III, and Matthew P. Juhascik

Cross-Reactivity of Naloxone with Oxycodone Immunoassays: Implications for Individuals Taking Suboxone®
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1434-1436. Published online April 30, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2009.125096 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Giovanni Destro Bisol and Cristiano Ariano

A Simple Homemade Apparatus for Real-Time Visualization of Nucleic Acid Electrophoresis That Saves Time, Optimizes Separation, and Reduces Chemical Risk
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1436-1438. Published online May 7, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2009.125609 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] HTML Page - index.htslp  

Massimiliano Cantinotti, Simona Storti, Maria Serena Parri, Michele Murzi, and Aldo Clerico

Reference Values for Plasma B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in the First Days of Life
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1438-1440. Published online May 28, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2009.126847 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bookshelf:

Donald Wiebe

The Cholesterol Wars: The Skeptics vs. the Preponderance of Evidence. Daniel Steinberg. San Diego, CA, Academic Press-Elsevier, 2007, ISBN: 978-0-12-373979-7.
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1441-1442. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jim DeLeo, Alan T. Remaley, G. William Moore, and Gerald L. McLaughlin

Clinical Chemistry’s NIH Book Club Corner, NIH Biomedical Computing Interest Group Book Club Review of Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell. Jim DeLeo, Alan T. Remaley, G. William Moore, and Gerald L. McLaughlin
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1442-1444. Published online May 7, 2009; 10.1373/clinchem.2009.128876 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Chemist:

Unveiling the Right Side
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1445. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Chemistry Remembers
Clin Chem 2009 55: 1446. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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