Aberrant results observed with four immuno-assays for total and free prostate-specific antigen (PSA) determination: a case-report

Articles in the same Issue

1. Editorials
2. An appeal to medical journal editors: the need for a full description of laboratory methods and specimen handling in clinical study reports
3. Cancer diagnosis: from dogs to DNA or from DNA to dogs?
4. The never-ending search of an acceptable compromise for pancreatic lipase standardisation
5. Review
6. Hereditary breast cancer: beyond BRCA genetic analysis; PALB2 emerges
7. Mini Review
8. Canine olfactory detection of cancer versus laboratory testing: myth or opportunity?
9. Genetics and Molecular Diagnostics
10. SLCO1B1 gene variability influences lipid-lowering efficacy on simvastatin therapy in Southern Brazilians
11. Elevated plasma matrix metalloproteinase-9 protein and its gene polymorphism in patients with community-acquired pneumonia
12. General Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
13. Minimum analytical quality specifications of inter-laboratory comparisons: agreement among Spanish EQAP organizers
14. Monitoring quality indicators in laboratory medicine does not automatically result in quality improvement
15. Speed of sample transportation by a pneumatic tube system can influence the degree of hemolysis
16. 1,2-Dioleoylglycerol method for pancreatic lipase catalytic activity in serum
17. Serum lactate dehydrogenase levels significantly correlate with radiological extent of disease and spirometric values in patients with silicosis due to denim sandblasting
18. Clinical comparison of new monoclonal antibody-based nephelometric assays for free light chain kappa and lambda to polyclonal antibody-based assays and immunofixation electrophoresis
19. The relationship between antinuclear antibody data and antibodies against extractable nuclear antigens in a large laboratory cohort
20. Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) specific for one or several antigens: useful markers for subtypes of ulcerative colitis and associated primary sclerosing cholangitis
21. Trueness in the measurement of haemoglobin: consensus or reference method?
22. Soluble transcobalamin receptor, sCD320, is present in human serum and relates to serum cobalamin – establishment and validation of an ELISA
23. An on-line solid phase extraction procedure for the routine quantification of caspofungin by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
24. Effects of subcutaneous low molecular weight heparin and intravenous unfractionated heparin on serum S100 concentrations in patients with cerebrovascular diseases
25. Urinary 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine level and plasma paraoxonase 1 activity with Alzheimer’s disease
26. A HPLC-MS method to detect and quantify guanfacine in urine
27. Collection and storage requirements for urinary kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) measurements in humans
28. Kidney stones in a Mediterranean population from the south of Spain
29. Reference Values and Biological Variations
30. First trimester biochemistry at different maternal ages
31. Age- and gender-related alteration in plasma advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP) and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) concentrations in physiological ageing
32. Cancer Diagnostics
33. Direct sequencing in cytological specimens as a useful strategy for detecting EGFR mutations in non-small cell lung cancer patients
34. Investigation of lung cancer biomarkers by hyphenated separation techniques and chemometrics
35. Letters to the Editor
36. Aberrant results observed with four immuno-assays for total and free prostate-specific antigen (PSA) determination: a case-report
37. Assay-dependent abnormalities in measurements of prostate-specific antigen in serum: an occasional occurrence, but of clinical significance
38. Clinical comparison of new monoclonal antibody-based nephelometric assays for free light chain κ and λ to polyclonal antibody-based assays and immunofixation electrophoresis
39. Agarose-gel electrophoresis for the diagnosis of mucopolysaccharidoses
40. Leptin levels in exhaled breath condensate from asthmatic children: a pilot study
41. Masthead
42. Masthead