Pre-analytical phase in cryoglobulin (CRG) detection: an alternative method for sample transport

Articles in the same Issue

1. Frontmatter
2. Editorial
3. Macroprolactin: searching for a needle in a haystack?
4. Review
5. Laboratory medicine in the new healthcare environment
6. Opinion Paper
7. Developing GRADE outcome-based recommendations about diagnostic tests: a key role in laboratory medicine policies
8. EFLM Survey
9. Accreditation process in European countries – an EFLM survey
10. Genetics and Molecular Diagnostics
11. HB Puerta del Sol [HBA1:c.148A>C], HB Valdecilla [HBA2:c.3G>T], HB Gran Vía [HBA2:c.98T>G], HB Macarena [HBA2:c.358C>T] and HB El Retiro [HBA2:c.364_366dupGTG]: description of five new hemoglobinopathies
12. General Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
13. A candidate reference method using ICP-MS for sweat chloride quantification
14. Quantification of hemoglobin A_1c by off-line HPLC separation and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry: a modification of the IFCC reference measurement procedure
15. Comparison between B·R·A·H·M·S PCT direct, a new sensitive point-of-care testing device for rapid quantification of procalcitonin in emergency department patients and established reference methods – a prospective multinational trial
16. Evaluation of a hand-held blood gas analyzer for rapid determination of blood gases, electrolytes and metabolites in intensive care setting
17. Use of a faecal immunochemical test for haemoglobin can aid in the investigation of patients with lower abdominal symptoms
18. A possible cause of the variable detectability of macroprolactin by different immunoassay systems
19. A multicenter comparison of whole blood vitamin B6 assays
20. Analytical and clinical performance of the new Fujirebio 25-OH vitamin D assay, a comparison with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and three other automated assays
21. Development and validation of a 2nd tier test for identification of purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency patients during expanded newborn screening by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
22. A cross-sectional study of biomarkers of exposure and effect in smokers and moist snuff consumers
23. Reference Values and Biological Variations
24. Pediatric reference value distributions and covariate-stratified reference intervals for 29 endocrine and special chemistry biomarkers on the Beckman Coulter Immunoassay Systems: a CALIPER study of healthy community children
25. Development of reference intervals for serum alkaline phosphatase among adults in Southern China traced to the new IFCC reference measurement procedure
26. Birth season predicts the values of red blood cell distribution width (RDW) in adulthood
27. Cardiovascular Diseases
28. Cardiovascular risk stratification in hemodialysis patients in the era of highly sensitive troponins: should we choose between hs-troponin I and hs-troponin T?
29. A standardised FACS assay based on native, receptor transfected cells for the clinical diagnosis and monitoring of β₁-adrenergic receptor autoantibodies in human heart disease
30. Infectious Diseases
31. The diagnostic value of serum fucosylated fetuin A in hepatitis B virus-related liver diseases
32. Letters to the Editor
33. Discriminant indices for distinguishing thalassemia and iron deficiency in patients with microcytic anemia
34. Discriminant indices for distinguishing thalassemia and iron deficiency in patients with microcytic anemia: a reply
35. STORE (Sample Tracking: Organization, Refrigeration and Expansion): a project in a clinical laboratory perspective
36. Control materials for immunochromatographic strip used for α-thalassemia screening
37. Comparison of a 10- vs. 15-min centrifugation time for chemical and immunochemical assays and impact on turnaround time in a hospital laboratory
38. Pre-analytical phase in cryoglobulin (CRG) detection: an alternative method for sample transport
39. The efficacy of an internet-based e-learning system using the CellaVision Competency Software for continuing professional development
40. Clinical examinations after the Fukushima disaster: a case report of Soma General Hospital
41. Non-fasting plasma glucose concentration in blood donors
42. Analytical evaluation of a second generation assay for chromogranin A; a dual-site study
43. UBE3A, c.1347_1348delGA: a mutation in question