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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, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
Featured articles
BMC Clinical Pathology 2009, 9 :2
The MTBDRplus assay system provides a suitable test for drug-resistant tuberculosis in sputum samples from patients in Samara, Russia, demonstrating high sensitivity and specificity and being more rapid than conventional laboratory tests.
BMC Clinical Pathology 2009, 9 :1
Mycobacteria are found in a wide range of extrapulmonary tissues and body fluids in Mexican patients diagnosed with extrapulmonary tuberculosis, although most were non-tubercular and were sensitive to rifampacin.
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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 Slater, Freya Gehling, Trent Burgess, KH Andy Choo BMC Clinical Pathology 2009, 9 :5 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Mitochondrial mosaics in the liver of 3 infants with mtDNA defects Frank Roels, Patrick Verloo, Francois Eyskens, Baudhuin Francois, Sara Seneca, Boel De Paepe, Jean-Jacques Martin, Valerie Meersschaut, Marleen Praet, Emmanuel Scalais, Marc Espeel, Joel Smet, Gert Van Goethem, Rudy Van Coster BMC Clinical Pathology 2009, 9 :4 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional 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 ]
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Immunophenotypic studies of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance Horatiu Olteanu, Huan-You Wang, Weina Chen, Robert W McKenna, Nitin J Karandikar BMC Clinical Pathology 2008, 8 :13 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Derivation and internal validation of an equation for albumin-adjusted calcium Matthew T James, Jianguo Zhang, Andrew W Lyon, Brenda R Hemmelgarn BMC Clinical Pathology 2008, 8 :12 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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External quality assurance as a revalidation method for pathologists in pediatric histopathology: Comparison of four international programs Consolato Sergi, Gregor Mikuz BMC Clinical Pathology 2008, 8 :11 (12 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Use of cultivation-dependent and -independent techniques to assess contamination of central venous catheters: a pilot study Mette KS Larsen, Trine R Thomsen, Claus Moser, Niels H BMC Clinical Pathology 2008, 8 :10 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Serum S100B levels after meningioma surgery: A comparison of two laboratory assays Sharon Einav, Eyal Itshayek, Jeremy D Kark, Haim Ovadia, Carolyn F Weiniger, Yigal Shoshan BMC Clinical Pathology 2008, 8 :9 (19 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
The subaortic tendon as a mimic of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy James Ker Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2009, 7 :31 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Prognostic relevance of Wnt-inhibitory factor-1 (WIF1) and Dickkopf-3 (DKK3) promoter methylation in human breast cancer
Jurgen Veeck, Peter J Wild, Thomas Fuchs, Peter J Schuffler, Arndt Hartmann, Ruth Knuchel, Edgar Dahl BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :217 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Co-existence of acute myeloid leukemia with multilineage dysplasia and Epstein-Barr virus-associated T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis Michihide Tokuhira, Kyoko Hanzawa, Reiko Watanabe, Yasunobu Sekiguchi, Tomoe Nemoto, Yasuo Toyozumi, Jun-ichi Tamaru, Shinji Itoyama, Katsuya Suzuki, Hideto Kameda, Shigehisa Mori, Masahiro Kizaki Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2009, 2 :27 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Phenotype-dependent apoptosis signalling in mesothelioma cells after selenite exposure Gustav Nilsonne, Eric Olm, Adam Szulkin, Filip Mundt, Agnes Stein, Branka Kocic, Anna-Klara Rundlof, Aristi P Fernandes, Mikael Bjornstedt, Katalin Dobra Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2009, 28 :92 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Molecular characterization of EGFR, PDGFRA and VEGFR-2 in cervical adenosquamous carcinoma Adhemar Longatto-Filho, Celine Pinheiro, Olga Martinho, Marise AR Moreira, Luiz FJ Ribeiro, Geraldo S Queiroz, Fernando C Schmitt, Fatima Baltazar, Rui M Reis BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :212 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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SPEM Dysfunction and General Schizotypy as Measured by the SSQ: A Controlled Study Dirk van Kampen, Jan Berend Deijen BMC Neurology 2009, 9 :27 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The association of XRCC1 gene single nucleotide polymorphisms with response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced cervical carcinoma Xiao Dong Cheng, Wei Guo Lu, Feng Ye, Xiao Yun Wan, Xing Xie Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2009, 28 :91 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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3-D reconstruction of a human fetus with combined holoprosencephaly and cyclopia Wolfgang H Arnold, Veronika Meiselbach Head & Face Medicine 2009, 5 :14 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The efficacy of iron chelator regimes in reducing cardiac and hepatic iron in patients with thalassaemia major: a clinical observational study Vasilios Berdoukas, Giorgos Chouliaras, Panagiotis Moraitis, Kirykos Zannikos, Eleni Berdoussi, Vassilios Ladis Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2009, 11 :20 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Sub-typing of renal cell tumours; contribution of ancillary techniques Dinesh Pradhan, Nandita Kakkar, Amanjit Bal, Shrawan Kumar Singh, Kusum Joshi Diagnostic Pathology 2009, 4 :21 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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