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Movement Disorders, EarlyView.Abstract Background Serum neurofilament light chain (NfL) levels, a marker of axonal damage, are generally elevated in neurodegenerative conditions, but results in idiopathic Parkinson's disease (iPD) have been inconsistent. The p.A53T SNCA mutation usually leads to a severe form of PD.
Nikolaos Papagiannakis +213 more
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Preanalytical variables and performance of diagnostic RNA-based gene expression analysis in breast cancer [PDF]
, 2014 Prognostic multigene expression assays have become widely available to provide additional information to standard clinical parameters and to support clinicians in treatment decisions. In this study, we analyzed the impact of variations in tissue handling
Berit M. Pfitzner +12 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Global institutions are increasingly calling for an agroecological transition of our food systems to promote sustainable farmer livelihoods, safeguard agrobiodiversity and foster socio‐ecological resilience to a changing climate. Yet adoption remains limited, and there is a paucity of research examining how local conditions enable and ...
Gabriela Marie Garcia +5 more
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Veterinary Record, EarlyView.Abstract Background Autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) may occur more frequently in dogs with hypoadrenocorticism (HA) than previously recognised. The objective of this study was to determine the presence of thyroglobulin autoantibodies (TgAAs) in dogs with HA.
Christin Emming +6 more
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Greater efficiency observed 12 months post-implementation of an automatic tube sorting and registration system in a core laboratory [PDF]
Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2016 Background: Sample classification and registration have been recognized as important and time-consuming processes in laboratories. There is increasing pressure on laboratories to automate processes due to intense workload and reduce manual procedures and
Ucar Fatma +6 more
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Low and deficient niacin status and pellagra are endemic in postwar Angola [PDF]
, 2007 BACKGROUND: Outbreaks of pellagra were documented during the civil war in Angola, but no contemporary data on the incidence of pellagra or the prevalence of niacin deficiency were available.
Cheung, E +6 more
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Andrology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Testicular germ cell tumours (TGCTs) are the most common type of tumour diagnosed in young men, and reliable non‐invasive biomarkers are crucial for clinical management. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) from the miR‐371–373 cluster have recently been identified as novel and more sensitive serum biomarkers than the conventional protein‐based ...
Nina Mørup +7 more
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The results of a close follow-up of trainees to gain a good blood collection practice [PDF]
Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2020 Background: Phlebotomy is one of the most important steps in the preanalytical phase of a clinical laboratory process. In order to decrease phlebotomy errors, this specific procedure should be taught in detail by laboratory organizations.
Aykal Güzin +3 more
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On Methods for the Measurement of the Apelin Receptor Ligand Apelin
Scientific Reports, 2022 Apelin exists in many isoforms, both in the circulation and in specific tissues. Apelin peptides have a short half-life but preservation before measurement is scarcely studied.
Peter Janssens +6 more
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Preanalytical errors: the professionals’ perspective [PDF]
, 2013 This study was aimed at understanding the perspective on preanalytical errors from the point of view of the professionals involved in the preanalytical process.
Caparrós, Isabel S. +6 more
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