Issue No 11+12/2000

Clin. Lab. 2000;46:547-552 Abstract REVIEW ARTICLE

Haptoglobin: Function and Polymorphism

by Julie Wassell
Clin. Lab. 2000;46:553-560 Abstract ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Pediatric Reference Values of Estradiol, Testosterone, Lutropin, Follitropin and Prolactin

by N. Gaessler, T. Peuschel and R. Pankau
Clin. Lab. 2000;46:561-567 Abstract ORIGINAL ARTICLE

A Miniaturised Semiautomated System for the Identification of Yersinia Species within the Genus Yersinia

by H. Neubauer, M. Molitor, L. Rahalison, S. Aleksic, H. Backes, S. Chanteau and H. Meyer
Clin. Lab. 2000;46:569-573 Abstract ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Falsely Increased HbA1c Values by HPLC and Falsely Decreased Values by Immunoassay Lead to Identification of Hb Okayama and Help in the Management of a Diabetic Patient

by Christian R. Frers, Silvia Dorn, Winfried Schmidt, Lothar Kochhan, Joachim Simon-Schultz, Ruediger Arndt
Clin. Lab. 2000;46:575-581 Abstract ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Abrupt versus Gradual Withdrawal of Vitamin K Antagonist Treatment in Patients with Venous Thromboembolic Disease: Assessment of Hypercoagulability and Clinical Outcome

by Marco R. de Groot, Tjin L. Njo, Marinus van Marwijk Kooy and Harry R. Bueller
Clin. Lab. 2000;46:583-587 Abstract ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Specific Detection of Plasmid Bearing Yersinia Isolates by PCR

by H. Neubauer, L.D. Sprague, A. Hensel, S. Aleksic, H. Meyer
Clin. Lab. 2000;46:589-590 Abstract SHORT COMMUNICATION

Do Enzymatic and Jaffé Creatinine Assays Produce Comparable Results for Pre and Post Dialysis Specimens from Patients with Chronic Renal Failure?

by Brad D. Rumbelow, Michael J. Peake, Volker Ehrhardt
Clin. Lab. 2000;46:591-607 Abstract REVIEW ARTICLE

Current Diagnostic Techniques in Genital Herpes: Their Role in Controlling the Epidemic

by Marek J Slomka
Clin. Lab. 2000;46:609-614 Abstract REVIEW ARTICLE

An Overview of Assays for Serum HBV DNA

by Stephen K.N. Ho and Tak-Mao Chan