Reviews:

Diagnostic role of tests for T cell receptor (TCR) genes

E Hodges, M T Krishna, C Pickard, and J L Smith

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 1-11. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.1

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What is Good’s syndrome? Immunological abnormalities in patients with thymoma

P Kelleher and S A Misbah

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 12-16. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.12

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The investigation and management of obesity

M Labib

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 17-25. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.17

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Echoes:

Tumour suppressor genes do not regulate the cell cycle

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 11. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.11

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Serum Ro52 antibody denotes connective tissue disease

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 35. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.35

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Myopathy and an unusual serum antibody point to a defined syndrome

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 51. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.51

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PCR plus phylogenetics pin down group A coxsackievirus infections

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 55. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.55

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New chemokines may have a role in vernal keratoconjunctivitis

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 77. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.77

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Original articles:

Comparative genomic hybridisation divides retinoblastomas into a high and a low level chromosomal instability group

J E van der Wal, M A J A Hermsen, H J P Gille, N Y N Schouten-Van Meeteren, A C Moll, S M Imhof, G A Meijer, J P A Baak, and P van der Valk

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 26-30. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.26

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Detection of telomerase, its components, and human papillomavirus in cervical scrapings as a tool for triage in women with cervical dysplasia

N Reesink-Peters, M N Helder, G B A Wisman, A J Knol, S Koopmans, H M Boezen, E Schuuring, H Hollema, E G E de Vries, S de Jong, and A G J van der Zee

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 31-35. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.31

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Chromosomal translocation t(11;18)(q21;q21) in gastrointestinal mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma

S Nakamura, T Matsumoto, S Nakamura, Y Jo, K Fujisawa, H Suekane, T Yao, M Tsuneyoshi, and M Iida

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 36-42. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.36

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Corridor consultations and the medical microbiological record: is patient safety at risk?

S R Heard, C Roberts, S J Furrows, M Kelsey, and L Southgate

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 43-47. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.43

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A systematic review of outcome measures reported for the therapeutic effectiveness of oral anticoagulation

D A Fitzmaurice, P Kesteven, K M Gee, E T Murray, and R McManus

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 48-51. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.48

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Endothelin B receptor gene hypermethylation in prostate adenocarcinoma

C Jerónimo, R Henrique, P F Campos, J Oliveira, O L Caballero, C Lopes, and D Sidransky

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 52-55. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.52

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p16^INK4A as a marker for cervical dyskaryosis: CIN and cGIN in cervical biopsies and ThinPrep^TM smears

N Murphy, M Ring, A G Killalea, V Uhlmann, M O’Donovan, F Mulcahy, M Turner, E McGuinness, M Griffin, C Martin, O Sheils, and J J O’Leary

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 56-63. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.56

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Clinical, biochemical, and immunohistochemical features of necrobiotic xanthogranulomatosis

M Jeziorska, A Hassan, M I Mackness, D E Woolley, A B Tullo, G S Lucas, and P N Durrington

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 64-68. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.64

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APC mutation and tumour budding in colorectal cancer

J R Jass, M Barker, L Fraser, M D Walsh, V L J Whitehall, B Gabrielli, J Young, and B A Leggett

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 69-73. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.69

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Case report:

Low grade marginal zone B cell lymphoma of the breast associated with localised amyloidosis and corpora amylacea in a woman with long standing primary Sjögren’s syndrome

M Kambouchner, P Godmer, L Guillevin, M Raphaël, D Droz, and A Martin

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 74-77. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.74

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Correspondence:

A rare presentation of a rare disease

Y Steppeler and H Shaikh

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 78. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.78

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Sputum cytology: an unsatisfactory test?

S S Ghataura and J A Young

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 78-79. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.78-a

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Glottis oedema and interstitial pulmonary disease as a result of extramedullary haemopoiesis in polycythaemia vera rubra causing asphyctic death

A Tzankov, J Krugmann, and G Mikuz

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 79. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.79

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CD10 is useful in demonstrating endometrial stroma at ectopic sites and in confirming a diagnosis of endometriosis

T Onda, S Ban, and M Shimizu

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 79. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.79-a

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Book Reviews:

Essentials of Anatomic Pathology: Cheng L, Bostwick DG, eds. ($175.00.) Humana Press, 2002. ISBN 1 58829 118 9.

S Cross

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 80. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.80

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Leucocyte Typing VII: Mason D, ed. (£225.00.) Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 019 263 25223.

K Gatter

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 80. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.80-a

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Biochemical Investigations in Laboratory Medicine: Barth JH, Butler GE, Hammond P, eds. (324.00.) ACB Ventura Publications, 2001. ISBN 0 902429 34 5

M Crook

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 80. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.1.80-b

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