Clinical Education Center

Cytopenia levels for aiding establishment of the diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndromes.

Authors: Greenberg PL, Tuechler H, Schanz J, Sanz G, Garcia-Manero G, Solé F, Bennett JM, Bowen D, Fenaux P, Dreyfus F, Kantarjian H, Kuendgen A, Levis A, Malcovati L, Cazzola M, Cermak J, Fonatsch C, Le Beau MM, Slovak ML, Krieger O, Luebbert M, Maciejewski J, Magalhaes SM, Miyazaki Y, Pfeilstöcker M, Sekeres M, Sperr WR, Stauder R, Tauro S, Valent P, Vallespi T, van de Loosdrecht AA, Germing U, Haase D
Blood. 2016;128:2096-2097.

Specialties: Hematology/Hemostasis/Thrombosis, Oncology, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy

Pediatric Therapeutic Apheresis: A Critical Appraisal of Evidence.

Authors: Meyer EK, Wong EC.
Transfus Med Rev. 2016;30:217-22.

Specialties: Hematology/Hemostasis/Thrombosis, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Pediatrics

Specificity of granular IgM deposition in folliculosebaceous units and sweat gland apparatus in direct immunofluorescence (DIF) of lupus erythematosus.

Authors: Elbendary A, Zhou C, Valdebran M, Yu Y, Gad A, Kwon EJ, Elston DM.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2016;75:404-9.

Specialties: Dermatology, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy

Chromosomal microarray analysis as the first-tier test for the identification of pathogenic copy number variants in chromosome 9 pericentric regions and its challenge.

Authors: Wang JC, Boyar FZ
Mol Cytogenet. 2016;9:64.

Specialties: Genetics, Neurology, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Pediatrics

Comparison of Enzyme Immunoassays for Detection of Antibodies to Hepatitis D Virus in Serum.

Authors: Chow SK, Atienza EE, Cook L, Prince H, Slev P, Lapé-Nixon M, Jerome KR.
Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2016;23:732-734

Specialties: Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine

Quantitative Amino Acid Analysis in Insulin and C-Peptide Assays.

Authors: Taylor SW, Clarke NJ, McPhaul MJ.
Clin Chem. 2016;62:1152-1153

Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine

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Program Death 1 Immune Checkpoint and Tumor Microenvironment: Implications for Patients With Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma.

Authors: Gani F, Nagarajan N, Kim Y, Zhu Q, Luan L, Bhaijjee F, Anders RA, Pawlik TM.
Ann Surg Oncol. 2016;23:2610-2617

Specialties: Oncology, Pathology, Anatomic, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine

Evaluation of Commercial Assays for Single-Point Diagnosis of Pertussis in the US.

Authors: Pawloski LC, Plikaytis BD, Martin MD, Martin SW, Prince HE, Lapé-Nixon M, Tondella ML.
Clin Infect Dis. 2016-07-22 [Epub ahead of print]

Specialties: Infectious Disease, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Pediatrics

Variability in Testing for Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies: A Survey of Participants in the College of American Pathologists Proficiency Testing Program.

Authors: Karlon WJ, Naides SJ, Crosson JT, Ansari MQ
Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2016;140:524-8

Specialties: Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy

Mutation Yield of a 34-Gene Solid Tumor Panel in Community-Based Tumor Samples

Authors: Sanders H, Qu K, Li H, Ma L Barlan C, Xi Zhang X, Prentice J, Wolfson D, Crossley B, Sferruzza A, Sninsky J,Ross D, Grupe A, Catanese J, Hantash F, Waldman F
Mol Diagn Ther. 2016;20:241-253

Specialties: Clinical and Lab healthcare professionals, Oncology, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine

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