Best practice:

₁-Antitrypsin deficiency: best clinical practice

N A Kalsheker

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 865-869. doi:10.1136/jcp.2008.063495

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Reviews:

Human papillomavirus prevalence and type distribution in penile carcinoma

C Miralles-Guri, L Bruni, A L Cubilla, X Castellsagué, F X Bosch, S de Sanjosé

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 870-878.
Published Online First: 25 August 2009. doi:10.1136/jcp.2008.063149

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Bioinformatics and breast cancer: what can high-throughput genomic approaches actually tell us?

A H Sims

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 879-885.
Published Online First: 27 January 2009. doi:10.1136/jcp.2008.060376

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Original articles:

Detection of KRAS mutations in colorectal cancer by high-resolution melting analysis

E S K Ma, C L P Wong, F B F Law, W-K Chan, D Siu

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 886-891. doi:10.1136/jcp.2008.063677

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Trisomy 7 and 17 mark papillary renal cell tumours irrespectively of variation of the phenotype

I Balint, A Szponar, A Jauch, G Kovacs

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 892-895.
Published Online First: 18 June 2009. doi:10.1136/jcp.2009.066423

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Expression of the forkhead box transcription factor FOXP1 is associated with oestrogen receptor alpha, oestrogen receptor beta and improved survival in familial breast cancers

M Rayoo, M Yan, E A Takano, G J Bates, P J Brown, A H Banham, S B Fox

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 896-902.
Published Online First: 20 July 2009. doi:10.1136/jcp.2009.065169

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BCL2 gene aberration as an IPI-independent marker for poor outcome in non-germinal-centre diffuse large B cell lymphoma

E C Obermann, M Csato, S Dirnhofer, A Tzankov

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 903-907. doi:10.1136/jcp.2009.066597

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Loss of ALX4 expression in epithelial cells and adjacent stromal cells in breast cancer

H Chang, N Mohabir, S Done, P A Hamel

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 908-914. doi:10.1136/jcp.2009.067298

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Primary cutaneous Ewing sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumour: a clinicopathological analysis of seven cases highlighting diagnostic pitfalls and the role of FISH testing in diagnosis

M V Shingde, M Buckland, K J Busam, S W McCarthy, J Wilmott, J F Thompson, R A Scolyer

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 915-919. doi:10.1136/jcp.2008.064014

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Investigation of outpatients referred to a chemical pathologist with potential pseudohyperkalaemia

A K Kapoor, A Ravi, P J Twomey

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 920-923. doi:10.1136/jcp.2008.062141

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Prevalence of haemoglobinopathies in 34 030 healthy adults in Tehran, Iran

M T H Ashtiani, M Monajemzadeh, A H Sina, F Berenji, M Abdollahi, M G Said, M Alam

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 924-925. doi:10.1136/jcp.2009.064568

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Molecular profile of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast in BRCA1 and BRCA2 germline mutation carriers

P van der Groep, P J van Diest, F H Menko, J Bart, E G E de Vries, E van der Wall

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 926-930.
Published Online First: 18 June 2009. doi:10.1136/jcp.2009.065524

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The role of laboratory processing in determining diagnostic conclusiveness of breast fine needle aspirations: conventional smearing versus a monolayer preparation

C A P Wauters, B Kooistra, L J A Strobbe

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 931-934. doi:10.1136/jcp.2009.066589

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Utilisation of laboratory services by health workers in a district hospital in Malawi

S O Mepham, S Bertel Squire, L Chisuwo, J Kandulu, I Bates

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 935-938. doi:10.1136/jcp.2009.069062

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Diagnosis of conjunctivitis in primary care: comparison of two different culture procedures

E Tellegen, G ter Riet, J H Sloos, H C P M van Weert

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 939-941.
Published Online First: 20 August 2009. doi:10.1136/jcp.2009.064444

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Case reports:

Uterine adenosarcomas overgrown by sex-cord-like tumour: report of two cases

S Stolnicu, K Balachandran, M A Aleykutty, A Loghin, O Preda, E Goez, F F Nogales

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 942-944. doi:10.1136/jcp.2008.063727

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Sarcomatous transformation in a cellular angiofibroma: a case report

D H Kandil, M Kida, D R Laub, K Cooper

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 945-947. doi:10.1136/jcp.2009.067124

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Short reports:

Complex analysis of cyclin D1 expression in mantle cell lymphoma: two cyclin D1-negative cases detected

L Stefancikova, M Moulis, P Fabian, I Falkova, I Vasova, L Kren, J Macak, J Smardova

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 948-950. doi:10.1136/jcp.2008.063701

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Enteral Clostridium difficile, an emerging cause for high-output ileostomy

R N Williams, D Hemingway, A S Miller

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 951-953.
Published Online First: 15 May 2009. doi:10.1136/jcp.2008.062901

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Snippets in pathology:

Snippets in surgical pathology

Kumarasen Cooper, Runjan Chetty

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 954-956. doi:10.1136/jcp.2009.069559

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PostScript:

Staphylococcus pasteuri bacteraemia in a patient with leukaemia

V Savini, C Catavitello, D Carlino, A Bianco, A Pompilio, A Balbinot, R Piccolomini, G Di Bonaventura, D D’Antonio

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 957-958.
Published Online First: 18 June 2009. doi:10.1136/jcp.2009.067041

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Minimal added value of further blocks in negative appendicectomy for acute appendicitis

O Ipadeola, C Gulmann

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 958. doi:10.1136/jcp.2009.069427

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Anticipating the Redfern inquiry: a historical note about tissue retention and consent

A S McNeish

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 958-959. doi:10.1136/jcp.2009.067405

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Ode to a pathologist or red and blue

C E Connolly

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 959-960. doi:10.1136/jcp.2009.068643

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Atlas of gross pathology with histologic correlation

M Jamali

J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 960. doi:10.1136/jcp.2009.068122

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