Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008

Editorials

Can Fishing for New Genes Catch Patients at Risk of Coronary Artery Disease?

Joseph Emmerich and Paul M Ridker

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 453–455, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.100313

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Noncoding RNA and DNA as Biomarkers: Toward an Epigenetic Fetal Barcode for Use in Maternal Plasma

Cees B M Oudejans

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 456–457, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.100123

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Free Testosterone Measurement by the Analog Displacement Direct Assay: Old Concerns and New Evidence

Ronald S Swerdloff and Christina Wang

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 458–460, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.101303

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Review

Noninvasive Prenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Chromosomal Aneuploidies by Maternal Plasma Nucleic Acid Analysis

Y M Dennis Lo and Rossa W K Chiu

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 461–466, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.100016

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Lipids, Lipoproteins, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Chromosome 9p21.3 Coronary Heart Disease Locus Genotype and Prospective Risk of CHD in Healthy Middle-Aged Men

Philippa J Talmud and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 467–474, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.095489

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Plasma Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and the Decline of Renal Function

Fulvio Lauretani and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 475–481, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.095521

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Molecular Diagnostics and Genetics

Detection and Characterization of Placental MicroRNAs in Maternal Plasma

Stephen S C Chim and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 482–490, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.097972

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Restriction Site–Specific Methylation Studies of Imprinted Genes with Quantitative Real-Time PCR

Sara Bruce and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 491–499, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.098491

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Systematic Search for Placental DNA-Methylation Markers on Chromosome 21: Toward a Maternal Plasma-Based Epigenetic Test for Fetal Trisomy 21

Stephen S C Chim and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 500–511, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.098731

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Endocrinology and Metabolism

Analog-Based Free Testosterone Test Results Linked to Total Testosterone Concentrations, Not Free Testosterone Concentrations

Kristofer S Fritz and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 512–516, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.094870

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Drug Monitoring and Toxicology

Variation in Leukocyte Subset Concentrations Affects Calcineurin Activity Measurement: Implications for Pharmacodynamic Monitoring Strategies

Huub H van Rossum and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 517–524, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.097253

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Clinical Immunology

Microarray-Based In Vitro Test System for the Discrimination of Contact Allergens and Irritants: Identification of Potential Marker Genes

Sandra Szameit and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 525–533, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.097386

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Anti–α-enolase Antibodies in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Nathalie Vermeulen and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 534–541, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.098368

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Pediatric Clinical Chemistry

Second-Tier Test for Quantification of Alloisoleucine and Branched-Chain Amino Acids in Dried Blood Spots to Improve Newborn Screening for Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)

Devin Oglesbee and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 542–549, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.098434

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Ghrelin, Leptin, IGF-1, IGFBP-3, and Insulin Concentrations at Birth: Is There a Relationship with Fetal Growth and Neonatal Anthropometry?

Claudio Chiesa and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 550–558, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.095299

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General Clinical Chemistry

Reference Intervals for Serum Creatinine Concentrations: Assessment of Available Data for Global Application

Ferruccio Ceriotti and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 559–566, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.099648

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Active B12: A Rapid, Automated Assay for Holotranscobalamin on the Abbott AxSYM Analyzer

Jeff Brady and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 567–573, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.096784

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Proteomics and Protein Markers

Identification of Pro-MMP-7 as a Serum Marker for Renal Cell Carcinoma by Use of Proteomic Analysis

Gaiane Sarkissian and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 574–581, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.090837

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Multiplexed Proximity Ligation Assays to Profile Putative Plasma Biomarkers Relevant to Pancreatic and Ovarian Cancer

Simon Fredriksson and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 582–589, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.093195

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Brief Communications

Choline in Whole Blood and Plasma: Sample Preparation and Stability

Bingfang Yue and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 590–593, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.094201

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A Novel Hemoglobin, Bonn, Causes Falsely Decreased Oxygen Saturation Measurements in Pulse Oximetry

Berndt Zur and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 594–596, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.095158

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A New ELISA for Use in a 3-ELISA System to Assess Concentrations of VEGF Splice Variants and VEGF₁₁₀ in Ovarian Cancer Tumors

Johnny Gutierrez and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 597–601, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.096099

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EDTA in Dried Blood Spots Leads to False Results in Neonatal Endocrinologic Screening

Ute Holtkamp and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 602–605, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.096685

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Clinical Case Study

An Unusual Case of Severe Hypertriglyceridemia and Splenomegaly

Amit R Rahalkar and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 606–610, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.097139

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Commentaries

Commentary

Alan T Remaley

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 610–611, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.101881

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Commentary

Robert Shamburek

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Page 611, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.101899

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Citation Classics

Use and Interpretation of Common Statistical Tests in Method Comparison Studies

James O Westgard

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Page 612, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.094060

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Inspiring Minds

Jack Ladenson

Misia Landau

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 613–614, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.102533

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Letters

Preanalytical Factors Affecting RIA Measurement of Plasma Kisspeptin

Radha Ramachandran and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 615–617, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.093005

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Relationship of MRI-Determined Infarct Size and cTnI Measurements in Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Vlad C Vasile and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 617–619, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.095604

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Cross-Reactivity of BNP, NT-proBNP, and proBNP in Commercial BNP and NT-proBNP Assays: Preliminary Observations from the IFCC Committee for Standardization of Markers of Cardiac Damage

Kristin N Luckenbill and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 619–621, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.097998

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The −590CC Genotype in the IL4 Gene as a Strong Predictive Factor for the Development of Hypothyroidism in Hashimoto Disease

Takashi Nanba and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 54, Issue 3, 1 March 2008, Pages 621–623, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.099739

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