An unusual interference in CK MB assay caused by a macro enzyme creatine phosphokinase (CK) type 2 in HIV-infected patients

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1. Letters to the Editor
2. Performance evaluation of three different immunoassays for detection of antibodies to hepatitis B core
3. Serum homocysteine concentrations in Chinese children with autism
4. Interchangeability of venous and capillary HbA_1c results is affected by oxidative stress
5. Interference of hemoglobin (Hb) N-Baltimore on measurement of HbA_1c using the HA-8160 HPLC method
6. First human isolate of Mycobacterium madagascariense in the sputum of a patient with tracheobronchitis
7. Protein S and protein C measurements should not be undertaken during vitamin K antagonist therapy
8. α2-HS glycoprotein is an essential component of cryoglobulin associated with chronic hepatitis C
9. An unusual interference in CK MB assay caused by a macro enzyme creatine phosphokinase (CK) type 2 in HIV-infected patients
10. An automated technique for the measurement of the plasma glutathione reductase activity and determination of reference limits for a healthy population
11. Is osteopontin stable in plasma and serum?
12. Evidence-based approach to reducing perceived wasteful practices in laboratory medicine
13. Masthead
14. Masthead
15. Editorials
16. Testing volume is not synonymous of cost, value and efficacy in laboratory diagnostics
17. Lessons from controversy: biomarkers evaluation
18. Commercial immunoassays in biomarkers studies: researchers beware!¹⁾
19. Trials and tribulations in lupus anticoagulant testing
20. Reviews
21. Mass spectrometry: a revolution in clinical microbiology?
22. Chronic Chagas disease: from basics to laboratory medicine
23. General Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
24. Shop for quality or quantity? Volumes and costs in clinical laboratories
25. Minor improvement of venous blood specimen collection practices in primary health care after a large-scale educational intervention
26. Evaluation of high resolution gel β₂-transferrin for detection of cerebrospinal fluid leak
27. Serum kallikrein-8 correlates with skin activity, but not psoriatic arthritis, in patients with psoriatic disease
28. Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) in the assessment of inflammatory activity of rheumatoid arthritis patients in remission
29. Bone mass density selectively correlates with serum markers of oxidative damage in post-menopausal women
30. Validation of a fast and reliable liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization method for simultaneous quantitation of voriconazole, itraconazole and its active metabolite hydroxyitraconazole in human plasma
31. Performance of different screening methods for the determination of urinary glycosaminoclycans
32. Intestinal permeability and fecal eosinophil-derived neurotoxin are the best diagnosis tools for digestive non-IgE-mediated cow’s milk allergy in toddlers
33. An internal validation approach and quality control on hematopoietic chimerism testing after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation
34. Serum levels of IgG antibodies against oxidized LDL and atherogenic indices in HIV-1-infected patients treated with protease inhibitors
35. Cooperation experience in a multicentre study to define the upper limits in a normal population for the diagnostic assessment of the functional lupus anticoagulant assays
36. Contribution of procoagulant phospholipids, thrombomodulin activity and thrombin generation assays as prognostic factors in intensive care patients with septic and non-septic organ failure
37. Suitability of POC lactate methods for fetal and perinatal lactate testing: considerations for accuracy, specificity and decision making criteria
38. Point-of-care testing on admission to the intensive care unit: lactate and glucose independently predict mortality
39. Reference Values and Biological Variations
40. CA125 reference values change in male and postmenopausal female subjects
41. Distributions and ranges of values of blood and urinary biomarker of inflammation and oxidative stress in the workers engaged in office machine manufactures: evaluation of reference values
42. Cancer Diagnostics
43. Association of acute phase protein-haptoglobin, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in buccal cancer: a preliminary report
44. Comparison of diagnostic and prognostic performance of two assays measuring thymidine kinase 1 activity in serum of breast cancer patients
45. Evaluation of the BRAHMS Kryptor^® Thyroglobulin Minirecovery Test in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma