Annals of laboratory medicine
Ann Lab Med
· ISSN (e) 2234-3814
· 8 papers in corpus
2026
BackgroundControlling pre-analytical factors ensures the accuracy of hormone and tumor marker assays. We evaluated the combined effects of using different serum separator tubes (i.e., Ampulab [Soyagreentec]), Vacutainer [Becton Dickinson], …
other
2023
observational
2020
BACKGROUND: The effect of the interplay among inflammation, angiogenesis, extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation, and oxidative stress (OS) on the pathogenesis of endometriosis remains unclear. Previously, we demonstrated the role of OS in …
diagnostic-accuracy
2019
BACKGROUND: Tumor markers are useful for detection and preoperative evaluation of ovarian tumors. We evaluated the clinical usefulness of cancer antigen (CA) 125, human epididymis 4 (HE4), and CA72-4 levels and Risk of Ovarian Malignancy Al…
other
2019
BACKGROUND: The risk of ovarian malignancy algorithm (ROMA) is used for assessing ovarian cancer risk in women with a pelvic mass. Its diagnostic accuracy is variable. We investigated whether the clinically acceptable minimal sensitivity of…
observational
2018
BACKGROUND: Forkhead box P3 (FOXP3) is an important marker of regulatory T cells. FOXP3 polymorphisms are associated with autoimmune diseases, cancers, and allograft outcomes. We examined whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at th…
observational
2017
BACKGROUND: Forkhead box P3 (Foxp3) is the most reliable marker for regulatory T cells, which play an important role in maintaining renal allograft tolerance. Recently, Foxp3 polymorphisms have been reported to be associated with graft outc…
case-report
2012