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Limitations of a Commercial Assay as Diagnostic Test of Autoimmune Encephalitis

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
Detection of neuronal surface antibodies (NSAb) is important for the diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis (AE). Although most clinical laboratories use a commercial diagnostic kit (Euroimmun, Lübeck, Germany) based on indirect immunofluorescence on ...
Raquel Ruiz-García, Raquel Ruiz-García, Guillermo Muñoz-Sánchez, Laura Naranjo, Mar Guasp, Mar Guasp, Mar Guasp, Lidia Sabater, Albert Saiz, Albert Saiz, Josep Dalmau, Josep Dalmau, Josep Dalmau, Josep Dalmau, Josep Dalmau, Francesc Graus, Eugenia Martinez-Hernandez, Eugenia Martinez-Hernandez   +17 more
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Rapid and inexpensive bedside diagnosis of RAN binding protein 2-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
Acute necrotizing encephalopathy 1 (ANE1) is a very rare disorder associated with a dominant heterozygous mutation in the RANBP2 (RAN binding protein 2) gene.
Benoît Gouy, Benoît Gouy, Adrien Decorsière, Sophie Desgraupes, Wenming Duan, Hong Ouyang, Yifan E. Wang, E. Ann Yeh, E. Ann Yeh, Alexander F. Palazzo, Theo J. Moraes, Theo J. Moraes, Sébastien Nisole, Nathalie J. Arhel   +13 more
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Development of an inventory for Alternative Conceptions among students in chemistry

LUMAT, 2017
A Chemistry concept inventory has been developed for assessing students learning and identifying the alternative conceptions that students may have in general chemistry. The conceptions in question are assumed to be mainly learned in school and to a less
Per-Odd Eggen, Jonas Persson, Elisabeth Egholm Jacobsen, Bjørn Hafskjold   +3 more
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Rapid Response to SARS-CoV-2 in Aotearoa New Zealand: Implementation of a Diagnostic Test and Characterization of the First COVID-19 Cases in the South Island

Viruses, 2021
It has been 20 months since we first heard of SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus detected in the Hubei province, China, in December 2019, responsible for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, a myriad of studies aimed at understanding and controlling
Blair Lawley, Jenny Grant, Rhodri Harfoot, Jackson M. Treece, Robert Day, Leonor C. Hernández, Jo-Ann L. Stanton, James E. Ussher, Miguel E. Quiñones-Mateu   +8 more
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Detection of Circulating VZV-Glycoprotein E-Specific Antibodies by Chemiluminescent Immunoassay (CLIA) for Varicella–Zoster Diagnosis

Pathogens, 2022
Varicella and herpes zoster are mild symptoms-associated diseases caused by varicella–zoster virus (VZV). They often cause severe complications (disseminated zoster), leading to death when diagnoses and treatment are delayed. However, most commercial VZV
Arnaud John Kombe Kombe, Jiajia Xie, Ayesha Zahid, Huan Ma, Guangtao Xu, Yiyu Deng, Fleury Augustin Nsole Biteghe, Ahmed Mohammed, Zhao Dan, Yunru Yang, Chen Feng, Weihong Zeng, Ruixue Chang, Keyuan Zhu, Siping Zhang, Tengchuan Jin   +15 more
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Simple Noninvasive Scores Are Clinically Useful to Exclude, Not Predict, Advanced Fibrosis: A Study in Turkish Patients with Biopsy-Proven Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Gut and Liver, 2020
Background/Aims: Advanced fibrosis (F≥3) indicates poor outcomes in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Here, we examined the diagnostic performance of the fibrosis-4 index (FIB-4) and NAFLD fibrosis score (NFS) for detecting (or excluding ...
Eda Kaya, Alev Bakir, Haluk Tarik Kani, Coskun Ozer Demirtas, Caglayan Keklikkiran, Yusuf Yilmaz   +5 more
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MicroRNAs in Papillary Thyroid Cancer: What Is New in Diagnosis and Treatment

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
IntroductionPapillary thyroid cancer (PTC) accounts for up to 80% of thyroid malignancies. New diagnostic and therapeutic options are suggested including innovative molecular methods.
Maria Papaioannou, Angeliki G. Chorti, Anthoula Chatzikyriakidou, Kleanthis Giannoulis, Sohail Bakkar, Theodosios S. Papavramidis   +5 more
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Fundamentals and Applications of the Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve Analysis in the Research of Endothelial Dysfunction in Chronic Kidney Disease

Life, 2022
Endothelial dysfunction (ED) starts early in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is the hallmark of atherosclerosis in these patients. During recent years, numerous markers have emerged, aiming to predict the onset of ED in CKD patients. Therefore, there is
Stefanos Roumeliotis, Samar Abd ElHafeez, Graziella D’Arrigo, Maria Fusaro, Daniela Leonardis, Sabrina Mezzatesta, Giovanni Tripepi   +6 more
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Clinical implications of using adrenocorticotropic hormone diagnostic cutoffs or reference intervals to diagnose pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction in mature horses

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2021
Background Diagnosis of pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) is problematic because of large variations in ACTH concentrations. Hypothesis/Objectives Compare the test characteristics of baseline and post–thyrotropin‐releasing hormone (TRH ...
Remona Horn, Allison J. Stewart, Karen V. Jackson, Elizabeth L. Dryburgh, Carlos E. Medina‐Torres, François‐René Bertin   +5 more
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Clinical performance of a point‐of‐care Coccidioides antibody test in dogs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2021
Background Point‐of‐care (POC) Coccidioides antibody assays may provide veterinarians with rapid and accurate diagnostic information. Objectives To determine the agreement of a POC lateral flow assay (LFA), sona Coccidioides (IMMY, Norman, Oklahoma) with
Krystle L. Reagan, Ian McHardy, George R. Thompson III, Jane E. Sykes   +3 more
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