Comment

C. W. le Roux and S. R. Bloom

Clinical authorization: what is best for the patient?
Ann Clin Biochem 40(2): 113-114; doi:10.1258/000456303763046012 [Abstract] [PDF]  

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J. M. Walshe

Wilson's disease: the importance of measuring serum caeruloplasmin non-immunologically
Ann Clin Biochem 40(2): 115-121; doi:10.1258/000456303763046021 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Review Article

Allen K. C. Chan, Rossa W. K. Chiu, and Y. M. Dennis Lo

Cell-free nucleic acids in plasma, serum and urine: a new tool in molecular diagnosis
Ann Clin Biochem 40(2): 122-130; doi:10.1258/000456303763046030 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Original Articles

David Sinclair and Richard G. Hull

Why do general practitioners request rheumatoid factor? A study of symptoms, requesting patterns and patient outcome
Ann Clin Biochem 40(2): 131-137; doi:10.1258/000456303763046049 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Wing Man Tsang, Avril M. Owen, Paul O. Collinson, and Julian H. Barth

Surveys on the use of cardiac markers in the UK
Ann Clin Biochem 40(2): 138-142; doi:10.1258/000456303763046058 [Abstract] [PDF]  

R. J. Lock and D. J. Unsworth

Immunoglobulins and immunoglobulin subclasses in the elderly
Ann Clin Biochem 40(2): 143-148; doi:10.1258/000456303763046067 [Abstract] [PDF]  

P. J. J. Prinsloo and T. A. Gray

A survey of laboratory practice in the clinical authorization and reporting of results
Ann Clin Biochem 40(2): 149-155; doi:10.1258/000456303763046076 [Abstract] [PDF]  

P. O. Collinson, A. C. Rao, R. Canepa-Anson, and S. Joseph

Impact of European Society of Cardiology/American College of Cardiology guidelines on diagnostic classification of patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes
Ann Clin Biochem 40(2): 156-160; doi:10.1258/000456303763046085 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Steven J. McCann, Scott Gillingwater, Brian G. Keevil, Donald P. Cooper, and Michel R. Morris

Measurement of total homocysteine in plasma and blood spots using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry: comparison with the plasma Abbott IMx method
Ann Clin Biochem 40(2): 161-165; doi:10.1258/000456303763046094 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Kevin Spencer

The influence of different sample collection types on the levels of markers used for Down's syndrome screening as measured by the Kryptor Immunosassay system
Ann Clin Biochem 40(2): 166-168; doi:10.1258/000456303763046102 [Abstract] [PDF]  

R. O'Hara, N. Cavanagh, M. Cassidy, and M. Cullina

The role of transferrin saturation as a screening test for hereditary haemochromatosis in an Irish population seeking medical care
Ann Clin Biochem 40(2): 169-174; doi:10.1258/000456303763046111 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Short Reports

M. Roch, J. Williams, and P. M. Clark

Measurement of serum 'free' or 'easily dissociable' insulin-like growth factor-1
Ann Clin Biochem 40(2): 175-177; doi:10.1258/000456303763046120 [Abstract] [PDF]  

David A. Seamark, Susan N. Backhouse, and Roy Powell

Field-testing and validation in a primary care setting of a point-of-care test for C-reactive protein
Ann Clin Biochem 40(2): 178-180; doi:10.1258/000456303763046139 [Abstract] [PDF]  

J. Tillman and J. H. Barth

A survey of laboratory 'critical (alert) limits' in the UK
Ann Clin Biochem 40(2): 181-184; doi:10.1258/000456303763046148 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Nigel B. Jamieson, Donald C. McMillan, Duncan J. F. Brown, and A. Michael Wallace

Comparison of simple acid-ethanol precipitation with gel exclusion chromatography for measuring leptin binding in serum of normal subjects and cancer patients
Ann Clin Biochem 40(2): 185-187; doi:10.1258/000456303763046157 [Abstract] [PDF]  

N. R. Anderson, J. Nicholas, M. R. Holland, and R. Gama

Effect of a protease inhibitor on in vitro stability of intact parathyroid hormone
Ann Clin Biochem 40(2): 188-190; doi:10.1258/000456303763046166 [Abstract] [PDF]  

T. K. Teal, M. Reed, P. E. Stevens, and E. J. Lamb

Stability of parathyroid hormone ex vivo in haemodialysis patients
Ann Clin Biochem 40(2): 191-193; doi:10.1258/000456303763046175 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Letters

Francis Toolis and Laura Wortley

Haemoglobinopathy diagnosed on HbA_1c analysis
Ann Clin Biochem 40(2): 194-197; doi:10.1258/000456303763046184 [PDF]  

Books

Books
Ann Clin Biochem 40(2): 198-200; doi:10.1258/000456303763046193 [PDF]  

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Journal Watch
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Piscator
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