Its measurement is helpful in the diagnosis and assessment of anemias and hemochromatosis. pH –pH is a measurement of the acidity and alkalinity of urine. It is an important screening test for the diagnosis of kidney disease, as well as respiratory diseases and metabolic disorders. Phenytoin –...
seniors and the single values of the elderly show gender- and age-specific RIs deviating considerably from the commonly employed RIs. It follows, that the practice of using single gender- and age-independent RIs for platelet counts (e.g. 140–350×109/L) should be abandoned for individuals ...
1752 Histologic Changes of Noncirrhotic Portal Hypertension (NCPH) in Post-Phlebotomy Biopsies from Hemochromatosis Patients: Evidence for Regressed Fibrosis Tony El Jabbour1, Kelsey McHugh2, Deepa T Patil3, Chunlai Zuo1, Sungeun Kim4, Hwajeong Lee5. 1Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, 2...
Results: Of the 12 cases of primary hemochromatosis, there were 8 males and 4 females with an average age of 54 years (range: 32 to 73 years). Eight patients had histologically proven cirrhosis while 4 patients had increased Fe deposition in the hepatocytes. In the kidneys, there typically ...
Recently, astrocyte elevated gene 1 (AEG-1) was identified as a new diagnostic marker for HCC. We studied the diagnostic values of AEG1, GPC-3 and combination of both markers in HCC. Design: AEG-1 and GPC-3 were studied by immunohistochemistry in a total of 46 resected tumors from 37 ...