Reviews:

Ethical and legal issues in research involving human subjects: do you want a piece of me?

M B Kapp

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 335-339. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.030957

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Biochemical markers of acute pancreatitis

W R Matull, S P Pereira, and J W O’Donohue

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 340-344. doi:10.1136/jcp.2002.002923

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Original articles:

Comparison of renal function markers in Kuwaiti patients with sickle cell disease

R Marouf, O Mojiminiyi, N Abdella, M Kortom, and H Al Wazzan

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 345-351. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.026799

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Accuracy of frozen section in the diagnosis of liver mass lesions

E Rakha, S Ramaiah, and A McGregor

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 352-354.
Published Online First: 17 February 2006. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.029538

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Clinical rotation in pathology: description of a case based approach

J Bezuidenhout, E Wasserman, E Mansvelt, C Meyer, G van Zyl, H Orth, and A Els

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 355-359.
Published Online First: 17 February 2006. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.029454

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Can the laboratory affect the investigation and diagnosis of primary biliary cirrhosis?

D Sinclair, A Spedding, and R Young

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 360-362.
Published Online First: 3 February 2006. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.028936

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Carriage of group B streptococcus in pregnant women from Oxford, UK

N Jones, K Oliver, Y Jones, A Haines, and D Crook

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 363-366.
Published Online First: 10 February 2006. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.029058

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Frequent 7q gains in flow cytometric multiploid/hypertetraploid breast carcinomas: a study of chromosome imbalances by comparative genomic hybridisation

A E Pinto, L Roque, R Rodrigues, S André, and J Soares

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 367-372.
Published Online First: 3 February 2006. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.027722

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Serum HER-2 concentration in patients with primary breast cancer

S-Y Kong, J H Kang, Y Kwon, H-S Kang, K-W Chung, S H Kang, D H Lee, J Ro, and E S Lee

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 373-736.
Published Online First: 3 February 2006. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.029603

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Renal medullary changes in renal allograft recipients with raised serum creatinine

B Sis, S Sarioglu, A Celik, B Kasap, S Yildiz, S Kavukcu, H Gulay, and T Camsari

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 377-381.
Published Online First: 3 February 2006. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.029181

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Cyclooxygenase-2 expression correlates with poor prognosis in pancreatic cancer

A Juuti, J Louhimo, S Nordling, A Ristimäki, and C Haglund

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 382-386.
Published Online First: 7 February 2006. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.026831

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Nuclear ß-catenin and Ki-67 expression in choriocarcinoma and its pre-malignant form

S C C Wong, A T C Chan, J K C Chan, and Y M D Lo

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 387-392.
Published Online First: 7 February 2006. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.026666

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Rapid fixation of brains: a viable alternative?

M Sharma and J H K Grieve

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 393-395. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.028274

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Enumeration and immunohistochemical characterisation of bone marrow basophils in myeloproliferative disorders using the basophil specific monoclonal antibody 2D7

H Agis, M-T Krauth, I Mosberger, L Müllauer, I Simonitsch-Klupp, L B Schwartz, D Printz, A Böhm, G Fritsch, H-P Horny, and P Valent

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 396-402.
Published Online First: 3 February 2006. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.029215

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Cytoplasmic overexpression of ALCAM is prognostic of disease progression in breast cancer

M Burkhardt, E Mayordomo, K-J Winzer, F Fritzsche, T Gansukh, S Pahl, W Weichert, C Denkert, H Guski, M Dietel, and G Kristiansen

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 403-409.
Published Online First: 16 February 2006. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.028209

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Expression of glucocorticoid receptors in non-neoplastic lymphoid follicles and B cell type malignant lymphomas

S-I Okazaki, M Yamakawa, K Maeda, N Ohta, and M Aoyagi

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 410-416.
Published Online First: 6 February 2006. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.025858

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Liver infiltrating mononuclear cells in children with type 1 autoimmune hepatitis

M B De Biasio, N Periolo, A Avagnina, M T García de Dávila, M Ciocca, J Goñi, E de Matteo, C Galoppo, M C Cañero-Velasco, H Fainboim, A E Muñoz, L Fainboim, and A C Cherñavsky

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 417-423.
Published Online First: 17 February 2006. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.028613

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c-myc Amplifications in primary breast carcinomas and their local recurrences

S Aulmann, N Adler, J Rom, B Helmchen, P Schirmacher, and H P Sinn

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 424-4248.
Published Online First: 23 February 2006. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.029264

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Increased expression of connexins 26 and 43 in lymph node metastases of breast cancer

L Kanczuga-Koda, S Sulkowski, A Lenczewski, M Koda, A Wincewicz, M Baltaziak, and M Sulkowska

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 429-433. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.029272

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Echoes:

Gene expression identifies Budd-Chiari syndrome

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 359.

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Delphi method optimises curriculum design

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 381.

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Case reports:

Intrapatellar tendon lipoma with chondro-osseous differentiation: detection of HMGA2-LPP fusion gene transcript

Y Matsui, T Hasegawa, T Kubo, T Goto, K Yukata, K Endo, Y Bando, and N Yasui

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 434-436. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.026393

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High grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia with squamous differentiation

M Melissari, A Lopez Beltran, R Mazzucchelli, E Froio, D G Bostwick, and R Montironi

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 437-439. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.028241

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Short reports:

Familial tumoral calcinosis and testicular microlithiasis associated with a new mutation of GALNT3 in a white family

M F Campagnoli, A Pucci, E Garelli, A Carando, C Defilippi, R Lala, G Ingrosso, I Dianzani, M Forni, and U Ramenghi

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 440-442. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.026369

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Rapid diagnosis of Penicillium marneffei infection by fine needle aspiration cytology

D Lim, Y-S Lee, and A R Chang

J Clin Pathol 2006; 59: 443-444. doi:10.1136/jcp.2004.024976

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