Clinical Biochemistry

Summer Refresher (but Winter for these authors)! "Comparison of two (data mining) indirect approaches for between-subject biological variation determination" from the APFCB Harmonization of Reference Intervals Working Group sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #datamining #referenceintervals

ICYMI- September Open Access: Validation and comparison of five data mining algorithms using big data from clinical laboratories to establish reference intervals of thyroid hormones for older adults sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #OpenAccess #thyroid #BigData #geriatric #RStats

October Open Access: Quantification of urinary albumin and -creatinine: A comparison study of two analytical methods and their impact on albumin to creatinine ratio sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #OpenAccess #KidneyDisease #comparison

Summer Refresher! REVIEW: Reflex and reflective laboratory interventions for adding value to test results; an integral part of laboratory stewardship sciencedirect.com/science/articl… And the conversation: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #review #letstalk #conversation

REVIEW HIGHLIGHT: Applications of machine learning in routine laboratory medicine: Current state and future directions sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #MachineLearning #review #future

ICYMI- September Open Access: The development and validation of a high-capacity serological assay for celiac disease sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #OpenAccess #celiac #ICYMI

October Letter to the Editor: Serological detection of antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein from dried blood spots sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #lettertotheeditor #covid19 #serology #dbs #SARSCoV2

October Issue: Anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) reference values in the CALIPER cohort of healthy community children and adolescents sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @CALIPERproject #caliperproject #referenceintervals

#ClinicalBiochemistry @elsbiomedchem hybrid Editorial Board meeting, led by Editor Loralie Langman, now ongoing at #NiagaraFalls, in the context of the 2022 Conference of the Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists #CSCC @CSCC_CACB.

Dr. Joe Wiencek -Managing Guest Editor @DxSteward … Dr. Anna Fuezery- Guest Editor … Dr. Christina Pierre- Guest Editor #labmedicine @CSCC_CACB @_AACC

DEADLINE EXTENSION! You still have time to submit for the upcoming Special Issue “Preanalytical Challenges: Impact of Environmental Factors in Laboratory Testing”. The new deadline is June 30,2022. Contact the special issue guest editors for more info 👇

ICYMI: January Issue - a Canadian study reveals that "Updated reference intervals for urine normetanephrine have no effect on test sensitivity but fewer false positives" sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @CSCC_CACB @boydjessica #pheochromocytoma #referenceintervals

April Issue (OA): "Branched chain amino acids are associated with metabolic complications..." Authors conclude BCAA plasma level may represent a valuable biomarker for cardiometabolic complications after OLTx. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #transplant @CSCC_CACB #OpenAccess

ICYMI: January Issue - a Canadian study "Evaluation of BD Barricor™ and PST™ blood collection tubes compared to serum for testing 11 therapeutic drugs on a Roche Cobas® 8000 platform" Additional tube options for TDM. #bias #tdm @CSCC_CACB sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

April Issue: A comprehensive report of continuous reference intervals in healthy Chinese children using data from the PRINCE study. 21 biochemical and hematological analytes presented. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @CSCC_CACB #pediatrics #referenceintervals

April Issue: New from @westgardrules - "Multirule procedures vs moving average algorithms for IQC: An appropriate comparison reveals how best to combine their strengths" sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #sigma #quality #qualitycontrol #iqc @CSCC_CACB

April Issue: A Canadian study "... comparing the quantification of M-proteins using two peak-integration protocols across multiple electrophoresis platforms" to answer the question: To skim or splice? @CSCC_CACB @JennyTaher @KVathany #mprotein sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

ICYMI: January Issue - a Canadian study asks: Does it add up? "Validating the NIH LDL-C equation in a specialized lipid cohort" sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @NIH @CSCC_CACB @vickhiggins @sarah_delaney_ @BeriaultDan #ldlc #lipid

April Issue (OA): "Early prediction of COVID-19-associated acute kidney injury: Are serum NGAL and serum Cystatin C levels better than serum creatinine?" is available open access. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #OpenAccess @CSCC_CACB @CincyChildrens

ICYMI, in our February Issue (OA): analysis of frequently requested blood tests and simulation of minimal retesting intervals. Timely data as global blood collection supplies make news headlines. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @CSCC_CACB #minimumretestingintervals #OpenAccess