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
Table of contents :
Content:
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