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Electrokinetic Mixing for Improving the Kinetics of an HbA1c Immunoassay.

Authors: Yasun E, Trusty T, Abolhosn RW, Clarke NJ, Mezić I.
Sci Rep. 2019 Dec 27;9(1):19885.

Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

A Large Crusted Nodule on the Upper Ear: Answer.

Authors: Rashidbaigi A, Kopelman H, Lee BA.
Am J Dermatopathol. 2019 Dec;41(12):953-954.

Disclaimer: One or more of the authors of this publication were employed at the time by Ackerman Academy, a subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics.

Free thyroxine concentrations in sera of individuals with Familial Dysalbuminemic Hyperthyroxinemia: a comparison of three methods of measurement.

Authors: Refetoff S, Scherberg N, Yuan C, Wu W, Wu Z, McPhaul MJ.
Thyroid. 2019 Dec 10. doi: 10.1089/thy.2019.0058. [Epub ahead of print]

Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Immunotherapy- (Blinatumomab-) Related Lineage Switch of KMT2A/AFF1 Rearranged B-Lymphoblastic Leukemia into Acute Myeloid Leukemia/Myeloid Sarcoma and Subsequently into B/Myeloid Mixed Phenotype Acute Leukemia.

Authors: He RR, Nayer Z, Hogan M, Cuevo RS, Woodward K, Heyer D, Curtis CA, Peterson JF.
Case Rep Hematol. 2019 Dec 7;2019:7394619.

Specialties: Oncology

Clinical course of porokeratosis ptychotropica over 7 years in an otherwise healthy child.

Authors: Ho T, Schwentker AR, Barron DR, Lucky AW.
Pediatr Dermatol. 2019 Dec 7. doi: 10.1111/pde.14070. [Epub ahead of print]

Specialties: Dermatology

Disclaimer: One or more of the authors of this publication were employed at the time by DermPath, a subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics.

Perspectives on the Changing Landscape of Measuring Cardiovascular Risk Related to LDL.

Authors: El-Khoury JM, Remaley AT, Nordestgaard BG, Kaufman HW, Mora S, Cao J, Meeusen JW.
Clin Chem. 2019 Dec;65(12):1487-1492.

Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Dementia assessment and management in primary care settings: a survey of current provider practices in the United States.

Authors: Bernstein A, Rogers KM, Possin KL, Steele NZR, Ritchie CS, Kramer JH, Geschwind M, Higgins JJ, Wohlgemuth J, Pesano R, Miller BL, Rankin KP
BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Nov 29;19(1):919.

Specialties: Neurology

Multilaboratory Comparison of Pneumococcal Multiplex Immunoassays Used in Immunosurveillance of Streptococcus pneumoniae across Europe.

Authors: Meek B, Ekström N, Kantsø B, Almond R, Findlow J, Gritzfeld JF, Sværke Jørgensen C, Ljungberg K, Atterfelt F, Batstra MR, Andeweg K, de Jong BAW, Prince HE, Lapé-Nixon M, Gageldonk PGM, Tcherniaeva I, Aaberge I, Herstad TK, Melin M, Rijkers GT, Berbers GA.
mSphere. 2019 Nov 27;4(6).

Specialties: Infectious Disease

Population Health Screenings for the Prevention of Chronic Disease Progression

Authors: Fragala MS, Shiffman D, Birse CE
Am J Manag Care 2019;25:548-553

Specialties: General Health and Wellness

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Genetic disruption of KCC cotransporters in a mouse model of thalassemia intermedia.

Authors: Shmukler BE, Rivera A, Bhargava P, Nishimura K, Kim EH, Hsu A, Wohlgemuth JG, Morton J, Snyder LM, De Franceschi L, Rust MB, Hubner CA, Brugnara C, Alper SL.
Blood Cells Mol Dis. 2019 Nov 25;81:102389.

Specialties: Oncology