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	1. 1894 Accesses	Research article Unique immunologic patterns in fibromyalgia Frederick G Behm, Igor M Gavin, Oleksiy Karpenko, Valerie Lindgren, Sujata Gaitonde, Peter A Gashkoff, Bruce S Gillis BMC Clinical Pathology 2012, 12:25 (17 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Cytokine levels in stimulated blood cells taken from patients suffering from the chronic pain and fatigue syndrome fibromyalgia were significantly lower than in cells taken from healthy controls, offering a potential diagnostic test for this disease
	2. 620 Accesses	Research article Hemoglobin estimation by the HemoCue^®portable hemoglobin photometer in a resource poor setting Bernard Nkrumah, Samuel Nguah, Nimako Sarpong, Denise Dekker, Ali Idriss, Juergen May, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie BMC Clinical Pathology 2011, 11:5 (21 April 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	3. 594 Accesses	Research article Central nervous system tumors: a single center pathology review of 34,140 cases over 60 years Liang Chen, Xiang Zou, Yin Wang, Ying Mao, Liangfu Zhou BMC Clinical Pathology 2013, 13:14 (2 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The number of central nerve system tumors treated at a single center in China has increased substantially over the last 60 years, with lymphoma and hematopoietic neoplasm cases particularly high
	4. 584 Accesses	Research article Positive hepatitis B surface antigen tests due to recent vaccination: a persistent problem Carolyn D Rysgaard, Cory S Morris, Denny Drees, Tami Bebber, Scott R Davis, Jeff Kulhavy, Matthew D Krasowski BMC Clinical Pathology 2012, 12:15 (24 September 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	5. 517 Accesses	Technical advance Comparison of automated and manual FISH for evaluation of HER2 gene status on breast carcinoma core biopsies Christian Öhlschlegel, Doris Kradolfer, Margreth Hell, Wolfram Jochum BMC Clinical Pathology 2013, 13:13 (20 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Automated FISH evaluation of HER2 gene status has a strong concordance with the traditional manual method, providing a quicker and more efficient method to assess the suitability of trastuzumab in treating breast cancer patients
	6. 484 Accesses	Case report Rosai-Dorfman Disease: A previously unreported association with Sickle Cell Disease Claire Stebbing, Jon van der Walt, Ghada Ramadan, Baba Inusa BMC Clinical Pathology 2007, 7:3 (2 April 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	7. 382 Accesses	Research article Expression of drug targets in primary and matched metastatic renal cell carcinoma tumors Saadia A Aziz, Joshua A Sznol, Adebowale Adeniran, Fabio Parisi, Yuval Kluger, Robert L Camp, Harriet M Kluger BMC Clinical Pathology 2013, 13:3 (1 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Expression levels of most common drug targets are the same in both primary and metastatic renal carcinoma tumors, meaning that biomarker tests could be used on either tumor type
	8. 343 Accesses	Research article Comparison of haematological parameters determined by the Sysmex KX - 2IN automated haematology analyzer and the manual counts Samuel O Ike, Thomas Nubila, Ernest O Ukaejiofo, Imelda N Nubila, Elvis N Shu, Ifeyinwa Ezema BMC Clinical Pathology 2010, 10:3 (23 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	9. 261 Accesses	Research article Effects of different centrifugation conditions on clinical chemistry and Immunology test results Elisabeth I Minder, Adrian Schibli, Dagmar Mahrer, Predrag Nesic, Kathrin Plüer BMC Clinical Pathology 2011, 11:6 (10 May 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Centrifuging heparinized blood samples for either seven minutes at 1870g or ten minutes at 2180g provides identical test results compared to those centrifuged under the same conditions for fifteen minutes as proposed by WHO.
	10. 251 Accesses	Research article Cervical lymph node metastases from thyroid cancer: does thyroglobulin and calcitonin measurement in fine needle aspirates improve the diagnostic value of cytology? Enke Baldini, Salvatore Sorrenti, Cira Di Gioia, Corrado De Vito, Alessandro Antonelli, Lucio Gnessi, Giovanni Carbotta, Eleonora D’Armiento, Paolo Miccoli, Enrico De Antoni, Salvatore Ulisse BMC Clinical Pathology 2013, 13:7 (19 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	11. 241 Accesses	Research article Cortisol in hair measured in young adults - a biomarker of major life stressors? Jerker Karlén, Johnny Ludvigsson, Anneli Frostell, Elvar Theodorsson, Tomas Faresjö BMC Clinical Pathology 2011, 11:12 (25 October 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Increased cortisol levels in hair may serve as a biomarker of increased cortisol production reflecting exposure to major life stressors or extended physiological illness, with serious life events potentially raising hair hormone levels more than perceived stress.
	12. 226 Accesses	Research article Pre-operative hypoalbuminaemia predicts poor overall survival in rectal cancer: a retrospective cohort analysis Pramodh C Chandrasinghe, Dileepa S Ediriweera, Sumudu K Kumarage, Kemal I Deen BMC Clinical Pathology 2013, 13:12 (16 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	13. 220 Accesses	Research article A simple immunohistochemical panel comprising 2 conventional markers, Ki67 and p53, is a powerful tool for predicting patient outcome in luminal-type breast cancer Takayuki Kobayashi, Keiichi Iwaya, Tomoyuki Moriya, Tamio Yamasaki, Hitoshi Tsuda, Junji Yamamoto, Osamu Matsubara BMC Clinical Pathology 2013, 13:5 (6 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	14. 209 Accesses	Technical advance Touchdown General Primer (GP5+/GP6+) PCR and optimized sample DNA concentration support the sensitive detection of human papillomavirus Mark F Evans, Christine SC Adamson, Linda Simmons-Arnold, Kumarasen Cooper BMC Clinical Pathology 2005, 5:10 (16 November 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	15. 189 Accesses	Research article Quantification of fractal dimension and Shannon’s entropy in histological diagnosis of prostate cancer Pedro Francisco Ferraz de Arruda, Márcio Gatti, Fernando Nestor Facio Junior, José Germano Ferraz de Arruda, Roberto Douglas Moreira, Luiz Otávio Murta, Laísa Ferraz de Arruda, Moacir Fernandes de Godoy BMC Clinical Pathology 2013, 13:6 (18 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	16. 181 Accesses	Research article Effects of EDTA and Sodium Citrate on hormone measurements by fluorometric (FIA) and immunofluorometric (IFMA) methods Maria Kohek, Cassia Leme, Izabel T Nakamura, Suzimara A de Oliveira, Valeria Lando, Berenice B Mendonca BMC Clinical Pathology 2002, 2:2 (23 May 2002) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	17. 170 Accesses	Research article Expression of serum miR-20a-5p, let-7a, and miR-320a and their correlations with pepsinogen in atrophic gastritis and gastric cancer: a case–control study Qian Xu, Qi-Guan Dong, Li-ping Sun, Cai-yun He, Yuan Yuan BMC Clinical Pathology 2013, 13:11 (22 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	18. 169 Accesses	Case report An unusual cause of granulomatous disease Andrew PC Mclean-Tooke, Catherine Aldridge, Kimberley Gilmour, Bernard Higgins, Mark Hudson, Gavin P Spickett BMC Clinical Pathology 2007, 7:1 (2 March 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	19. 163 Accesses	Research article The combined positive impact of Lean methodology and Ventana Symphony autostainer on histology lab workflow Lewis A Hassell, Crystal F Glass, Clinton Yip, Patricia A Eneff BMC Clinical Pathology 2010, 10:2 (8 February 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	20. 159 Accesses	Technical advance Diagnostic accuracy of monoclonal antibody based serum immunoglobulin free light chain immunoassays in myeloma cast nephropathy Colin A Hutchison, Paul Cockwell, Mark Cook BMC Clinical Pathology 2012, 12:12 (9 August 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	21. 157 Accesses	Research article Elevated expression of LSD1 (Lysine-specific demethylase 1) during tumour progression from pre-invasive to invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast Nuran Serce, Annette Gnatzy, Susanne Steiner, Henning Lorenzen, Jutta Kirfel, Reinhard Buettner BMC Clinical Pathology 2012, 12:13 (24 August 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	22. 153 Accesses	Research article Real-time PCR complements immunohistochemistry in the determination of HER-2/neu status in breast cancer Andreea Nistor, Peter H Watson, Norman Pettigrew, Karim Tabiti, Angelika Dawson, Yvonne Myal BMC Clinical Pathology 2006, 6:2 (18 January 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary A real-time polymerase chain reaction test for determining the status of Her-s/neu amplification in breast cancer is comparable to fluorescent in-situ hybridization in cases found where the standard immunohistochemical method is indeterminate.
	23. 146 Accesses	Research article Expression profiling of 21 biomolecules in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinomas of Caucasian patients Dimitrios Krikelis, Mattheos Bobos, Georgia Karayannopoulou, Liliana Resiga, Sofia Chrysafi, Epaminontas Samantas, Dimitrios Andreopoulos, Vassilios Vassiliou, Elisabeta Ciuleanu, George Fountzilas BMC Clinical Pathology 2013, 13:1 (29 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	24. 145 Accesses	Research article 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 November 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	25. 143 Accesses	Research article Development and evaluation of a virtual microscopy application for automated assessment of Ki-67 expression in breast cancer Juho Konsti, Mikael Lundin, Heikki Joensuu, Tiina Lehtimäki, Harri Sihto, Kaija Holli, Taina Turpeenniemi-Hujanen, Vesa Kataja, Liisa Sailas, Jorma Isola, Johan Lundin BMC Clinical Pathology 2011, 11:3 (25 January 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary An automated analysis of Ki-67 expression run on a virtual microscopy platform in breast cancer samples is comparable to visual assessment, and is a significant and independent predictor of outcome.
	26. 142 Accesses	Research article 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 November 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	27. 140 Accesses	Research article Gender dimorphism in differential peripheral blood leukocyte counts in mice using cardiac, tail, foot, and saphenous vein puncture methods Diana C Doeing, Jessica L Borowicz, Elahé T Crockett BMC Clinical Pathology 2003, 3:3 (12 September 2003) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	28. 134 Accesses	Research article Plasma concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D among Jordanians: Effect of biological and habitual factors on vitamin D status Eyad M Mallah, Mohammad F Hamad, Mays A ElManaseer, Nidal A Qinna, Nasir M Idkaidek, Tawfiq A Arafat, Khalid Z Matalka BMC Clinical Pathology 2011, 11:8 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	29. 133 Accesses	Research article Factors associated with serum CA19-9 levels among healthy children: a cross-sectional study Sayo Kawai, Sueli M Oba-Shinjo, Lucy S Ito, Miyuki Uno, Suely K N Marie, Nobuyuki Hamajima BMC Clinical Pathology 2012, 12:23 (4 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	30. 131 Accesses	Case report Persistence of Natural Killer (NK) cell lymphocytosis with hyposplenism without development of leukaemia Sujoy Khan, K Myers BMC Clinical Pathology 2005, 5:8 (7 September 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	31. 126 Accesses	Research article Histopathological evaluation of ocular microsporidiosis by different stains Joveeta Joseph, Geeta K Vemuganti, Prashant Garg, Savitri Sharma BMC Clinical Pathology 2006, 6:6 (23 June 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	32. 123 Accesses	Research article Inclusion of MUC1 (Ma695) in a panel of immunohistochemical markers is useful for distinguishing between endocervical and endometrial mucinous adenocarcinoma* Thaer Khoury, Dongfeng Tan, Jianmin Wang, Marilyn Intengan, Jun Yang, Sadir Alrawi, Peisha Yan, James C Byrd BMC Clinical Pathology 2006, 6:1 (12 January 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	33. 123 Accesses	Research article The calcium-binding protein S100P in normal and malignant human tissues Seppo Parkkila, Pei-wen Pan, Aoife Ward, Adriana Gibadulinova, Ingrid Oveckova, Silvia Pastorekova, Jaromir Pastorek, Alejandra Martinez, Henrik O Helin, Jorma Isola BMC Clinical Pathology 2008, 8:2 (18 February 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	34. 122 Accesses	Research article A new automated method for the determination of the Total Antioxidant Capacity (TAC) of human plasma, based on the crocin bleaching assay Marilena Kampa, Anastasia Nistikaki, Vassilios Tsaousis, Niki Maliaraki, George Notas, Elias Castanas BMC Clinical Pathology 2002, 2:3 (28 August 2002) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	35. 122 Accesses	Research article Triple-negative breast cancer is associated with EGFR, CK5/6 and c-KIT expression in Malaysian women Shant Kanapathy Pillai, Annie Tay, Suseela Nair, Chee-Onn Leong BMC Clinical Pathology 2012, 12:18 (26 September 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	36. 120 Accesses	Research article Functional characterization of the complement receptor type 1 and its circulating ligands in patients with schizophrenia Arsen Arakelyan, Roksana Zakharyan, Aren Khoyetsyan, David Poghosyan, Rouben Aroutiounian, Frantisek Mrazek, Martin Petrek, Anna Boyajyan BMC Clinical Pathology 2011, 11:10 (25 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	37. 119 Accesses	Technical advance COLD-PCR enhanced melting curve analysis improves diagnostic accuracy for KRAS mutations in colorectal carcinoma Colin C Pritchard, Laura Akagi, Poluru L Reddy, Loren Joseph, Jonathan F Tait BMC Clinical Pathology 2010, 10:6 (26 November 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The COLD-PCR enhanced melting curve assay can detect down to 1% KRAS-mutant alleles in a wild type background and significantly improves diagnostic accuracy compared to traditional PCR and direct sequencing.
	38. 119 Accesses	Research article Trop-2 protein overexpression is an independent marker for predicting disease recurrence in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma Eliana Bignotti, Laura Zanotti, Stefano Calza, Marcella Falchetti, Silvia Lonardi, Antonella Ravaggi, Chiara Romani, Paola Todeschini, Elisabetta Bandiera, Renata A Tassi, Fabio Facchetti, Enrico Sartori, Sergio Pecorelli, Dana M Roque, Alessandro D Santin BMC Clinical Pathology 2012, 12:22 (14 November 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	39. 119 Accesses	Research article 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 November 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance that display a higher proportion of CD19(+) plasma cells are potentially less likely to progress to plasma cell myeloma.
	40. 114 Accesses	Research article Validation of human papillomavirus genotyping by signature DNA sequence analysis Sin Lee, Veronica S Vigliotti, Jessica S Vigliotti, Suri Pappu BMC Clinical Pathology 2009, 9:3 (22 May 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	41. 116 Accesses	Technical advance Primary histologic diagnosis using automated whole slide imaging: a validation study John R Gilbertson, Jonhan Ho, Leslie Anthony, Drazen M Jukic, Yukako Yagi, Anil V Parwani BMC Clinical Pathology 2006, 6:4 (27 April 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	42. 114 Accesses	Research article Iron status in HIV-1 infection: implications in disease pathology S Olatunbosun Banjoko, Falilat A Oseni, Rachel A Togun, Olaniyi Onayemi, Beatrice O Emma-Okon, Julius B Fakunle BMC Clinical Pathology 2012, 12:26 (17 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	43. 114 Accesses	Case report Lymph node infarction – a rare complication associated with disseminated intra vascular coagulation in a case of dengue fever I Satish Rao, Anand C Loya, KS Ratnakar, VR Srinivasan BMC Clinical Pathology 2005, 5:11 (12 December 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	44. 113 Accesses	Research article Evaluation of chemiluminescence, toluidine blue and histopathology for detection of high risk oral precancerous lesions: A cross-sectional study Shweta Ujaoney, Mukta B Motwani, Shirish Degwekar, Vijay Wadhwan, Prajakta Zade, Minal Chaudhary, Vinay Hazarey, Tushar P Thakre, Manju Mamtani BMC Clinical Pathology 2012, 12:6 (12 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	45. 110 Accesses	Research article A retrospective analysis of glycol and toxic alcohol ingestion: utility of anion and osmolal gaps Matthew D Krasowski, Rebecca M Wilcoxon, Joel Miron BMC Clinical Pathology 2012, 12:1 (12 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	46. 111 Accesses	Research article Prognostic impact of CD57, CD68, M-CSF, CSF-1R, Ki67 and TGF-beta in soft tissue sarcomas Sveinung W Sorbye, Thomas K Kilvaer, Andrej Valkov, Tom Donnem, Eivind Smeland, Khalid Al-Shibli, Roy M Bremnes, Lill-Tove Busund BMC Clinical Pathology 2012, 12:7 (3 May 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Increased co-expression of M-CSF and TGF-beta in soft tissue sarcoma, and increased expression of Ki67 in peritumoral capsule are independent negative prognostic factors for survival, suggesting that innate immunity markers may serve as prognosticators in soft tissue sarcomas.
	47. 110 Accesses	Research article Infrared micro-spectral imaging: distinction of tissue types in axillary lymph node histology Benjamin Bird, Milos Miljkovic, Melissa J Romeo, Jennifer Smith, Nicholas Stone, Michael W George, Max Diem BMC Clinical Pathology 2008, 8:8 (29 August 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Diagnosis of breast cancer may be automated and improved by imaging using Fourier transform infrared micro-spectroscopy and multivariate analysis in place of conventional histology on axillary lymph node tissue.
	48. 108 Accesses	Technical advance Conventional liquid-based techniques versus Cytyc Thinprep^®processing of urinary samples: a qualitative approach Eric Piaton, Jacqueline Faÿnel, Karine Hutin, Marie-Claude Ranchin, Michèle Cottier BMC Clinical Pathology 2005, 5:9 (6 October 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A qualitative comparison of various methods of obtaining thin layer cytologic preparations from urine revealed cytocentrifugation with disposable chambers to be the most appropriate method overall.
	49. 107 Accesses	Research article Types and frequency of preanalytical mistakes in the first Thai ISO 9002:1994 certified clinical laboratory, a 6 – month monitoring Viroj Wiwanitkit BMC Clinical Pathology 2001, 1:5 (16 October 2001) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	50. 107 Accesses	Research article Testing for hereditary thrombophilia: a retrospective analysis of testing referred to a national laboratory Brian R Jackson, Kyland Holmes, Amit Phansalkar, George M Rodgers BMC Clinical Pathology 2008, 8:3 (2 April 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Clinical tests ordered by physicians for inherited thrombophilia are generally not in line with recommended guidelines from the College of American Pathologists, indicating that better dissemination of these guidelines are needed.