Editorials:

Pathologists and gastroenterologists

Y Niv

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 241-242. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.4.241

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Reviews:

Pathology tests: is the time for demand management ripe at last?

G Gopal Rao, M Crook, and M L Tillyer

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 243-248. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.4.243

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The clinical relevance of detection of minimal residual disease in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

J Moppett, G A A Burke, C G Steward, A Oakhill, and N J Goulden

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 249-253. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.4.249

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Health and safety at necropsy

J L Burton

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 254-260. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.4.254

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Best Practice No 170: Investigation of infertility with the emphasis on laboratory testing and with reference to radiological imaging

C Williams, T Giannopoulos, and E A Sherriff

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 261-267. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.4.261

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Echoes:

V2 cells depleted in both tuberculosis and HIV

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 267. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.4.267

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ANA serotypes determine diagnostic range of connective tissue diseases

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 304. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.4.304

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Original articles:

Down’s syndrome screening is unethical: views of today’s research ethics committees

T M Reynolds

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 268-270. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.4.268

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There is more than one kind of myofibroblast: analysis of CD34 expression in benign, in situ, and invasive breast lesions

H Chauhan, A Abraham, J R A Phillips, J H Pringle, R A Walker, and J L Jones

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 271-276. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.4.271

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Loss of pigment epithelium derived factor expression in glioma progression

M Guan, H-F Yam, B Su, K-P Chan, C-P Pang, W-W Liu, W-Z Zhang, and Y Lu

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 277-282. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.4.277

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How morphometric analysis of metastatic load predicts the (un)usefulness of PET scanning: the case of lymph node staging in melanoma

G S Mijnhout, O S Hoekstra, A van Lingen, P J van Diest, H J Adèr, A A Lammertsma, R Pijpers, S Meijer, and G J J Teule

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 283-286. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.4.283

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Helicobacter pylori babA2, cagA, and s1 vacA genes work synergistically in causing intestinal metaplasia

C-F Zambon, F Navaglia, D Basso, M Rugge, and M Plebani

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 287-291. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.4.287

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Evidence of clonality in chronic neutrophilic leukaemia

J Böhm, S Kock, H E Schaefer, and P Fisch

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 292-295. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.4.292

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Hb Q-India: an uncommon variant diagnosed in three Punjabi patients with diabetes is identified by a novel DNA analysis test

R Abraham, M Thomas, R Britt, C Fisher, and J Old

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 296-299. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.4.296

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Type 1 growth factor receptor expression in node positive breast cancer: adverse prognostic significance of c-erbB-4

A J Lodge, J J Anderson, W J Gullick, B Haugk, R C F Leonard, and B Angus

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 300-304. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.4.300

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Short reports:

The effects of the levonorgestrel intrauterine system (Mirena coil) on endometrial morphology

V Phillips, C T Graham, S Manek, and W G McCluggage

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 305-307. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.4.305

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Transverse sinus thrombosis and IVIg treatment: a case report and discussion of risk–benefit assessment for immunoglobulin treatment

N Evangelou, T Littlewood, P Anslow, and H Chapel

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 308-309. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.4.308

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Case reports:

Increase in serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D and hypercalcaemia in a patient with inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour

A Ogose, H Kawashima, O Morita, T Hotta, H Umezu, and N Endo

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 310-312. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.4.310

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Dietary folate deficiency with normal red cell folate and circulating blasts

G L Stark and P J Hamilton

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 313-315. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.4.313

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Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens bacteraemia

C Pienaar, A J Kruger, E C Venter, and J D D Pitout

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 316-318. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.4.316

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Correspondence:

Pathologists like a bit on the slide

I M Zardawi

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 319. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.4.319

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Book review:

Atlas of Tumor Pathology: Tumors of the Prostate Gland, Seminal Vesicles, Male Urethra, and Penis, 3rd series, Fascicle 28: Young RH, Srigley JR, Amin MB, et al. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 2000. ISBN 1 881041.

R Montironi

J Clin Pathol 2003; 56: 319. doi:10.1136/jcp.56.4.319-a

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