Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Vol. 54



Volume 54 in the internationally acclaimed Advances in Clinical Chemistry contains chapters submitted from leading experts from academia and clinical laboratory science. Authors are from a diverse field of clinical chemistry disciplines and diagnostics, ranging from basic biochemical exploration to cutting-edge microarray technology.Leading experts from academia and clinical laboratory science Volume emphasizes novel laboratory advances with application to clinical laboratory diagnostics and practical basic science studies
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Copyright
Page iv

Contributors
Pages ix-x

Preface
Page xi
Gregory S. Makowski

Chapter 1 - Heat-shock proteins in cardiovascular disease
Pages 1-43
Julio Madrigal-Matute, Jose Luis Martin-Ventura, Luis Miguel Blanco-Colio, Jesus Egido, Jean-Baptiste Michel, Olivier Meilhac

Chapter 2 - Polyamines in cancer
Pages 45-70
Edwin A. Paz, Jenaro Garcia-Huidobro, Natalia A. Ignatenko

Chapter 3 - Acquired hemophilia A
Pages 71-80
Massimo Franchini, Giuseppe Lippi

Chapter 4 - Hypobetalipoproteinemia: Genetics, biochemistry, and clinical spectrum
Pages 81-107
Patrizia Tarugi, Maurizio Averna

Chapter 5 - Sm peptides in differentiation of autoimmune diseases
Pages 109-128
Michael Mahler

Chapter 6 - Aromatase activity and bone loss
Pages 129-164
Luigi Gennari, Daniela Merlotti, Ranuccio Nuti

Chapter 7 - Biochemistry of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Pages 165-182
Giovanni Lombardi, Marie-Yvonne Akoume, Alessandra Colombini, Alain Moreau, Giuseppe Banfi

Subject Index
Pages 183-189