Massimo Daves, V. Roccaforte, Fortunata Lombardi, Rossella Panella, S. Pastori, Marta Spreafico, Erika Jani, Andrea Piccin
{"title":"Modern hematology analyzers: beyond the simple blood cells count (with focus on the red blood cells)","authors":"Massimo Daves, V. Roccaforte, Fortunata Lombardi, Rossella Panella, S. Pastori, Marta Spreafico, Erika Jani, Andrea Piccin","doi":"10.21037/jlpm-23-32","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21037/jlpm-23-32","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92408,"journal":{"name":"Journal of laboratory and precision medicine","volume":"13 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139540630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Massimo Daves, Erika Jani, Marta Spreafico, Andrea Piccin, V. Roccaforte
{"title":"Preliminary evaluation of concordance between Bence Jones protein and urine free light chain (FLC)","authors":"Massimo Daves, Erika Jani, Marta Spreafico, Andrea Piccin, V. Roccaforte","doi":"10.21037/jlpm-23-51","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21037/jlpm-23-51","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92408,"journal":{"name":"Journal of laboratory and precision medicine","volume":"20 S30","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139639259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Laboratory medicine in diabetic kidney disease: challenges and perspectives","authors":"Rafael Noal Moresco","doi":"10.21037/jlpm-23-58","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21037/jlpm-23-58","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92408,"journal":{"name":"Journal of laboratory and precision medicine","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136127334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Identification of interferences in free thyroxin assay—establishment of acceptable recovery limits for the dilution test","authors":"Ruggero Dittadi, Sabrina Lombino, Paolo Carraro","doi":"10.21037/jlpm-23-34","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21037/jlpm-23-34","url":null,"abstract":": One of the simplest and most effective methods to verify the presence of analytical interferences in immunoassays is the dilution test. Use of this test is generally not recommended in free T4 (fT4) immunoassays, but it has been previously successfully used for the detection of interferences. The aim of this study was to confirm the data previously published and to determine an acceptable range for recovery, beyond which the presence of interference can be considered probable. fT4 were measured with Access Free T4 assay (Beckman Coulter Inc., Brea, CA, USA). After preliminary evaluation of this method’s performance in a dilution test of 13 samples of patients with different binding capacities, the acceptable range of recovery of the dilution test was evaluated using 121 analytically and clinically plausible specimens within the measurement range of the assay. Moreover, 44 cases were evaluated with inconsistent results among the measured thyroid hormones. The acceptability range (2.5th–97.5th percentile) of recovery was between 77.4% and 121.7%. In 23 of the 44 suspected cases evaluated, the result of dilution showed recoveries within the established acceptability range, and the value of fT4 was also confirmed on another analytical platform (Liason XL). In the 21 cases where the recoveries were outside the acceptability range, the concentrations measured on Liaison XL were instead markedly different from the Access method and showed probable interferences. In conclusion, it has been verified that the Access fT4 method allows to obtain an excellent recovery at the dilution test, at least up to the 1/10 dilution. The reference ranges established for the acceptability of recovery under non-interference conditions allow to identify a possible analytical interference in a simple and reproducible way.","PeriodicalId":92408,"journal":{"name":"Journal of laboratory and precision medicine","volume":"89 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136127336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laura Pighi, Brandon M. Henry, Gian Luca Salvagno, Giuseppe Lippi
{"title":"Humoral response is enhanced after ipsilateral double intramuscular injection of BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine","authors":"Laura Pighi, Brandon M. Henry, Gian Luca Salvagno, Giuseppe Lippi","doi":"10.21037/jlpm-23-56","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21037/jlpm-23-56","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Although the utility of vaccines in combating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cannot be overstated, the intensity and duration of immune response play a key role in maintaining their efficacy. This retrospective observational study therefore investigated whether ipsilateral or contralateral injection of two doses of vaccine can elicit a different humoral response.","PeriodicalId":92408,"journal":{"name":"Journal of laboratory and precision medicine","volume":"210 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136127343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gabriel Pissolati M. Bretz, João Rodrigo Campos, Adriano Alonso Veloso, Karina Braga Gomes, Adriano Basques Fernandes
{"title":"Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in Brazilian patients","authors":"Gabriel Pissolati M. Bretz, João Rodrigo Campos, Adriano Alonso Veloso, Karina Braga Gomes, Adriano Basques Fernandes","doi":"10.21037/jlpm-23-35","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21037/jlpm-23-35","url":null,"abstract":": Governmental actions and public health recommendations during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in several restrictions on daily living, including social distancing. The impact of these long-term restrictions on health behaviors and lifestyles are unclear, but it could be related to vitamin D (VitD) deficiency. This study aimed to compare VitD levels in patients in pre-pandemic (PP) period and during the most important isolation period in pandemic (DP). We investigated 363,158 results of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OH-D) levels from individuals who underwent health checks. The data was obtained from medical records during 2018–2019 (PP); and those results obtained from 2020 to 2021 (DP). 25OH-D levels were measured using a chemiluminescent assay (Siemens®). R software was used to statistical analysis and P value <0.05 was considered significant. 25OH-D levels were compared also regarding age ranges (<18, 18–64 and ≥65 years old) and sex of the individuals. The men group presented higher 25OH-D levels than women only in PP period. During the PP period, individuals <18 years old also showed higher 25OH-D levels. All age groups presented lower 25OH-D levels in DP period, however, the greatest reduction was observed in the group <18 years old. VitD evaluation and supplementation should be considered for overall population submitted to home confinement and social distancing due to COVID-19.","PeriodicalId":92408,"journal":{"name":"Journal of laboratory and precision medicine","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136127333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anna Linko-Parvinen, Johanna Dahlström, Hanna-Mari Pallari
{"title":"Analytical performance of point-of-care device QuikRead go in HbA1c analysis","authors":"Anna Linko-Parvinen, Johanna Dahlström, Hanna-Mari Pallari","doi":"10.21037/jlpm-23-21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21037/jlpm-23-21","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Point-of-care (POC) analysers are crucial in acute care diagnostics. Due to easy access, they are also used in monitoring chronic diseases. However, use of POC devises in measurement of glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) and monitoring diabetes mellitus is controversial.","PeriodicalId":92408,"journal":{"name":"Journal of laboratory and precision medicine","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136127332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Woman with cryptic chronic back pain: a case report","authors":"Say Min Lim, Pei Chi Ling, Tze Ping Loh","doi":"10.21037/jlpm-23-33","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21037/jlpm-23-33","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Multiple myeloma is a haematological malignancy often accompanied with monoclonal protein presence in the serum. We present a patient diagnosed with multiple myeloma with negative protein electrophoresis and serum free light chain (sFLC) test which are often used as a first-line screening tests for monoclonal gammopathies.","PeriodicalId":92408,"journal":{"name":"Journal of laboratory and precision medicine","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136127344","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Continuous effort—not strength or intelligence—is the key to unlocking our potential—Winston Churchill—we are still underway to find biomarkers in cardiovascular diseases","authors":"Tatsuo Shimosawa","doi":"10.21037/jlpm-23-44","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21037/jlpm-23-44","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92408,"journal":{"name":"Journal of laboratory and precision medicine","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136127346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is mixing of blood gas syringes after collection really necessary?","authors":"Laura Pighi, Gian Luca Salvagno, Giuseppe Lippi","doi":"10.21037/jlpm-23-47","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21037/jlpm-23-47","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92408,"journal":{"name":"Journal of laboratory and precision medicine","volume":"88 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136127347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}