Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009

Editorials

Detection of Illicit Use of Growth Hormone

Ulf-Håkan Stenman

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 387–388, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.119263

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Functional Flow Cytometry Testing: An Emerging Approach for the Evaluation of Genetic Disease

Thomas A Fleisher and Joao B Oliveira

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 389–390, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.119248

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Targeting Targets for LDL-Lowering Therapy: Lessons from the Collaborative Atorvastatin Diabetes Study (CARDS)

Allan Sniderman and Amirreza Solhpour

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 391–393, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2009.119255

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Clinical Significance of Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Glycosylation and Processing

Johannes Mair

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 394–397, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.119271

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Assessing Thrombin Generation at the Point of Care

T Keith Brock and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 398–399, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.122747

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Perspectives

Glomerular Filtration Rate in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease

William E Harmon

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 400–401, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.123067

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Estimating Equations for Glomerular Filtration Rate in Children: Laboratory Considerations

W Greg Miller

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 402–403, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.122218

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New Antibody Assays for Cardiovascular Disease: Future Tools for the Clinical Chemist?

Robert E Gerszten and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 404–406, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.118646

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Special Report

Apolipoprotein B and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Position Statement from the AACC Lipoproteins and Vascular Diseases Division Working Group on Best Practices

John H Contois and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 407–419, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.118356

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Mini-Review

Subclinical Hyperthyroidism: Considerations in Defining the Lower Limit of the Thyrotropin Reference Interval

Bernard Goichot and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 420–424, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.110627

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Review

Fatty Acid Synthase: Association with Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes, and Cancer

Javier A Menendez and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 425–438, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.115352

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Point/Counterpoint

Point: Legitimate and Illegitimate Tests of Free-Analyte Assay Function

John E M Midgley and Nic D Christofides

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 439–441, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.116525

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Counterpoint: Legitimate and Illegitimate Tests of Free-Analyte Assay Function: We Need to Identify the Factors That Influence Free-Analyte Assay Results

R Bruce Wilcox and Jerald C Nelson

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 442–444, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.120154

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Drug Monitoring and Toxicology

High-Sensitivity Chemiluminescence Immunoassays for Detection of Growth Hormone Doping in Sports

Martin Bidlingmaier and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 445–453, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.112458

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Disposition of MDMA and Metabolites in Human Sweat Following Controlled MDMA Administration

Allan J Barnes and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 454–462, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.117093

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Cancer Diagnostics

Rapid Flow Cytometry–Based Structural Maintenance of Chromosomes 1 (SMC1) Phosphorylation Assay for Identification of Ataxia-Telangiectasia Homozygotes and Heterozygotes

Shareef A Nahas and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 463–472, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.107128

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Lipids, Lipoproteins, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Targets of Statin Therapy: LDL Cholesterol, Non-HDL Cholesterol, and Apolipoprotein B in Type 2 Diabetes in the Collaborative Atorvastatin Diabetes Study (CARDS)

Valentine Charlton-Menys and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 473–480, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.111401

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Associations of Genetic Variants in ATP-Binding Cassette A1 and Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein and Differences in Lipoprotein Subclasses in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Michael Y Tsai and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 481–488, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.107995

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Proteomics and Protein Markers

Processing of Pro–Brain Natriuretic Peptide Is Suppressed by O-Glycosylation in the Region Close to the Cleavage Site

Alexander G Semenov and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 489–498, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.113373

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Identification of Amyloidogenic Light Chains Requires the Combination of Serum-Free Light Chain Assay with Immunofixation of Serum and Urine

Giovanni Palladini and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 499–504, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.117143

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Hemostasis and Thrombosis

Monitoring Thrombin Generation by Electrochemistry: Development of an Amperometric Biosensor Screening Test for Plasma and Whole Blood

Charles Thuerlemann and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 505–512, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.111963

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Automation and Analytical Techniques

Automated Determination of Serum α1-Antitrypsin by Antitryptic Activity Measurement

Denis Roche and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 513–518, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.117002

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Endocrinology and Metabolism

Steroid Profiles in Ovarian Follicular Fluid from Regularly Menstruating Women and Women after Ovarian Stimulation

Mark M Kushnir and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 519–526, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.110262

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A Convenient LC-MS Method for Assessment of Glucose Kinetics In Vivo with d-[¹³C₆]Glucose as a Tracer

Haoyue Zhang and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 527–532, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.113654

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Evidence-based Medicine and Test Utilization

Reducing Routine Ionized Calcium Measurement

Geoffrey S Baird and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 533–540, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.116707

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General Clinical Chemistry

Specific Determination of β-Galactocerebrosidase Activity via Competitive Inhibition of β-Galactosidase

Sabata Martino and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 541–548, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.115873

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Prime Time for Enzymatic Creatinine Methods in Pediatrics

Christa M Cobbaert and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 549–558, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.116863

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Molecular Diagnostics and Genetics

Multimarker Circulating DNA Assay for Assessing Blood of Prostate Cancer Patients

Eiji Sunami and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 559–567, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.108498

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Brief Communications

Comparison of Immunoassays for the Selective Measurement of Human High–Molecular Weight Adiponectin

Dan Liu and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 568–572, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.112425

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Analytic and Clinical Utility of a Next-Generation, Highly Sensitive Cardiac Troponin I Assay for Early Detection of Myocardial Injury

Peter A Kavsak and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 573–577, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.116020

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Clinical Case Study

Two Cases with Unusual Vancomycin Measurements

Stacey A Simons and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 578–580, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.112946

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Commentary

David F Keren

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 580–581, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.118596

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Commentary

Amitava Dasgupta

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 581–582, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.118604

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Citation Classic

Origins of Dye-Binding Methods for Measuring Serum Albumin

Basil T Doumas and Theodore Peters

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 583–584, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.112854

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Inspiring Minds

Carl Burtis

Misia Landau

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 585–586, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.106666

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Letters to the Editor

Comparison of 7 Methods for Extracting Cell-Free DNA from Serum Samples of Colorectal Cancer Patients

Siew Lee Fong and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 587–589, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.110122

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Cross-Reactivity of Phentermine with an Immunoassay Designed to Detect Amphetamine in a Meconium Specimen

Stephanie J Marin and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 589–590, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.114603

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New Highly Sensitivity Assay Used to Measure Cardiac Troponin T Concentration Changes During a Continuous 216-km Marathon

Evangelos Giannitsis and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 590–592, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.116566

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AQP4-IgG Immunoprecipitation Assay Optimization

Metha Apiwattanakul and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 592–594, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.116848

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Comparison of Bromcresol Purple and Capillary Protein Electrophoresis for Quantification of Serum Albumin in Multiple Myeloma

Charles M Quick and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 594–596, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.117119

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Changes in Solvent Composition in Tandem Mass Spectrometry Multiplex Assay for Lysosomal Storage Disorders Do Not Affect Assay Results

Victor R De Jesus and others

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 596–598, https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2008.122176

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Clinical Chemist

Lily Robinson and the Mount Vernon Affair

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Pages 599–600, https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/55.3.599

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Clinical Chemistry Podcasts

Clinical Chemistry, Volume 55, Issue 3, 1 March 2009, Page 600, https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/55.3.600

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