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Welcome to BMC Clinical Pathology published by BioMed Central
BMC Clinical Pathology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of histopathology, haematology, clinical
biochemistry, and medical microbiology (including virology, parasitology, and infection
control).
BMC Clinical Pathology (ISSN 1472-6890) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, CAS, EMBASE, Scopus and Google Scholar.
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BMC Clinical Pathology 2009, 9 :7
Changes in serum levels and activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in type I diabetes patients may correlate to early nephropathy, and are potentially useful as markers of people at risk of progression to chronic kidney disease.
BMC Clinical Pathology 2009, 9 :6
Mutations in the RBL2 gene, which encodes the retinoblastoma protein family cell cycle protein pRb2, were not detected in Burkitt lymphoma patients from Uganda, suggesting that RBL2 mutations may be rarer in this condition than previously suggested.
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Ex-vivo changes in amino acid concentrations from blood stored at room temperature or on ice : implications for arginine and taurine measurements. Joshua S Davis, Christabelle J Darcy, Kim Piera, Yvette R McNeil, Tonia Woodberry, Nicholas M Anstey BMC Clinical Pathology 2009, 9 :10 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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CD 9 and vimentin distinguish clear cell from chromophobe renal cell carcinoma Ariel A Williams, John PT Higgins, Hongjuan Zhao, Borje Ljunberg, James D Brooks BMC Clinical Pathology 2009, 9 :9 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Experiences from treatment-predictive KRAS testing; high mutation frequency in rectal cancers from females and concurrent mutations in the same tumor Mats J BMC Clinical Pathology 2009, 9 :8 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Matrix metalloproteinases in subjects with type 1 diabetes Sedegheh Gharagozlian, Katja Svennevig, Hans-Jacob Bangstad, Jan-Olof Winberg, Svein Olav Kolset BMC Clinical Pathology 2009, 9 :7 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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pRb2/p130 protein expression and RBL2 mutation analysis in Burkitt lymphoma from Uganda Sam Kalungi, Solrun J Steine, Henry Wabinga, Leif Bostad, Anders Molven BMC Clinical Pathology 2009, 9 :6 (19 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Improved Methodology for Assessment of mRNA Levels in Blood of Patients with FMR1 Related Disorders David E Godler, Danuta Z Loesch, Richard Huggins, Lavinia Gordon, Howard R Slater, Freya Gehling, Trent Burgess, KH Andy Choo BMC Clinical Pathology 2009, 9 :5 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Mitochondrial mosaics in the liver of 3 infants with mtDNA defects Frank Roels, Patrick Verloo, Fran BMC Clinical Pathology 2009, 9 :4 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Validation of human papillomavirus genotyping by signature DNA sequence analysis Sin Hang Lee, Veronica S Vigliotti, Jessica S Vigliotti, Suri Pappu BMC Clinical Pathology 2009, 9 :3 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Performance of the Genotype Vladyslav Nikolayevskyy, Yanina Balabanova, Tatyana Simak, Nadezhda Malomanova, Ivan Fedorin, Francis Drobniewski BMC Clinical Pathology 2009, 9 :2 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Molecular analysis of Mycobacterium isolates from extrapulmonary specimens obtained from patients in Mexico Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel, Nora Garc BMC Clinical Pathology 2009, 9 :1 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Gastro-tracheal fistula - unusual and life threatening complication after esophagectomy for cancer: a case report Jane E Nardella, Dirk Van Raemdonck, Hubert Piessevaux, Pierre Deprez, Raphael Droissart, Jean-Pierre Staudt, David Heuker, Etienne van Vyve Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4 :69 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Activation of hedgehog signaling is not a frequent event in ovarian cancers Ling Yang, Jing He, Shuhong Huang, Xiaoli Zhang, Yuehong Bian, Nonggao He, Hongwei Zhang, Jingwu Xie Molecular Cancer 2009, 8 :112 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Neuromesenchymal hamartoma of small bowel - an extremely rare entity: a case report
Ekaterini Theodosiou, Grigorios Voulalas, Nikolaos Salveridis, Konstantinos Pouggouras, Konstantinos Christodoulidis, Kosmas Manafis World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2009, 7 :92 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case Report
Primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenoma with borderline malignancy in a male patient: a case report
Aicha Benkirane, Asmae Mikou, Ahmed Jahid, Fouad Zouaidia, Laila Laraqui, Zakiya Bernoussi, Najat Mahassini Cases Journal 2009, 2 :9098 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Fatal cardiac tamponade due to coronary sinus thrombosis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a case report Sohei Kitazawa, Riko Kitazawa, Takeshi Kondo, Kiyoshi Mori, Toshimitsu Matsui, Hiroshi Watanabe, Makoto Watanabe Cases Journal 2009, 2 :9095 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Schwannoma of the vagus nerve, a rare middle mediastinal neurogenic tumor: case report Kyriakos ST Rammos, Stylianos K Rammos, Christophoros N Foroulis, Thomas Zaramboukas Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009, 4 :68 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Short Report
Thyroid hormones according to gestational age in pregnant Spanish women Julia Pilar Bocos Terraz, Silvia Izquierdo Alvarez, Jose Luis Bancalero Flores, Rosa Alvarez Lahuerta, Ana Aznar Sauca, Elisabet Real Lopez, Raquel Ibanez Marco, Virgilio Bocanegra Garcia, Gildardo Rivera Sanchez BMC Research Notes 2009, 2 :237 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The role of mutations in core protein of hepatitis B virus in liver fibrosis Ashraf Mohamadkhani, Ferdous Rastgar Jazii, Hossein Poustchi, Omidreza Nouraein, Shahsanam Abbasi, Masoud Sotoudeh, Ghodratollah Montazeri Virology Journal 2009, 6 :209 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Foot posture influences the electromyographic activity of selected lower limb muscles during gait George S Murley, Hylton B Menz, Karl B Landorf Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2009, 2 :35 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Inter-rater reliability of malaria parasite counts and comparison of methods Katherine M Bowers, David Bell, Peter L Chiodini, John Barnwell, Sandra Incardona, Seiha Yen, Jennifer Luchavez, Hilary Watt Malaria Journal 2009, 8 :267 (25 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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