Laboratory medicine – Brazilian Journal of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Evaluation of TP53 Gene Expression in Patients with Childhood Cancer in Northeast Santa Catarina, Brazil

Consensus – reference ranges of vitamin D [25(OH)D] from the Brazilian medical societies. Brazilian Society of Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine (SBPC/ML) and Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (SBEM)

Posicionamento oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica/Medicina Laboratorial (SBPC/ML) e da Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia (SBEM) sobre intervalos de referência da vitamina D [25(OH)D] Carlos Eduardo S. Ferreira; Sergio S. Maeda; Marcelo C. Batista; Marise Lazaretti-Castro; Leonardo S. Vasconcellos; Miguel Madeira; Lilian M. Soares; Victória Z. C. Borba; Carolina A. MoreiraJ. Bras. […]

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Implementation of the ANA HEp-2 consensus guidelines in Brazilian clinical laboratories

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Implantação das diretrizes dos consensos de FAN HEp-2 nos laboratórios clínicos brasileiros Glaucielen G. Silva; Clayson M. Gomes; Alessandra Dellavance; Paulo Luiz C. Francescantonio; Luís Eduardo C. Andrade; Wilson M. CruvinelJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(6):368-376DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170059 Glaucielen G. Silva1; Clayson M. Gomes2; Alessandra Dellavance3; Paulo Luiz C. Francescantonio2; Luís Eduardo C. Andrade3, 4; Wilson

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Frequencies of CD39, IVS1-1, IVS1-6 and IVS1-110 mutations in beta-thalassemia carriers and their influence on hematimetric indices

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Frequências de mutações CD39, IVS1-1, IVS1-6 e IVS1-110 em portadores de betatalassemia e suas influências nos valores hematimétricos Willian R. Gomes; Raquel A. Santos; Juçara G. Cominal; Cristiane F. F. TavaresJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(6):362-367DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170058 Willian R. Gomes1; Raquel A. Santos2; Juçara G. Cominal1; Cristiane F. F. Tavares2 1. Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas

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Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Brazil: susceptibility profile and diversity of oxacillinases

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Acinetobacter baumannii resistente aos carbapenêmicos no Brasil: perfil de suscetibilidade e diversidade de oxacilinases Lisiane Rocha; Mariana Pagano; Juliana C. Campos; Jorge Luiz M. Sampaio; Andreza F. Martins; Afonso Luis BarthJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(6):358-361DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170057 Lisiane Rocha1; Mariana Pagano2; Juliana C. Campos3; Jorge Luiz M. Sampaio1; Andreza F. Martins4; Afonso Luis Barth5 1. Grupo

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Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Brazil: susceptibility profile and diversity of oxacillinases

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory medicine, Vol 53 issue 6 / wadmin

Lisiane Rocha; Mariana Pagano; Juliana C. Campos; Jorge Luiz M. Sampaio; Andreza F. Martins; Afonso Luis BarthJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(6):358-361DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170057 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii (ABC) complex includes five species, and the A. baumannii is the most important of them because it carries mechanisms of carbapenems resistance, especially the oxacillinases.OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to identify

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Frequencies of CD39, IVS1-1, IVS1-6 and IVS1-110 mutations in beta-thalassemia carriers and their influence on hematimetric indices

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory medicine, Vol 53 issue 6 / wadmin

Willian R. Gomes; Raquel A. Santos; Juçara G. Cominal; Cristiane F. F. TavaresJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(6):362-367DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170058 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Beta-thalassemia is caused by a deficient synthesis of the ß-chain of hemoglobin, which leads to a chronic, microcytic and hypochromic anemia. More than 200 mutations have already been associated with this type of thalassemia, and

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Implementation of the ANA HEp-2 consensus guidelines in Brazilian clinical laboratories

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory medicine, Vol 53 issue 6 / wadmin

Glaucielen G. Silva; Clayson M. Gomes; Alessandra Dellavance; Paulo Luiz C. Francescantonio; Luís Eduardo C. Andrade; Wilson M. CruvinelJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(6):368-376DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170059 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The detection of autoantibodies in HEp-2 cells represents a relevant tool for the diagnosis of autoimmune diseases, especially rheumatic autoimmune diseases. As a result of the methodological advances, the

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Consensus – reference ranges of vitamin D [25(OH)D] from the Brazilian medical societies. Brazilian Society of Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine (SBPC/ML) and Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (SBEM)

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory medicine, Vol 53 issue 6 / wadmin

Carlos Eduardo S. Ferreira; Sergio S. Maeda; Marcelo C. Batista; Marise Lazaretti-Castro; Leonardo S. Vasconcellos; Miguel Madeira; Lilian M. Soares; Victória Z. C. Borba; Carolina A. MoreiraJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(6):377-381DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170060 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Vitamin D is considered a pre-hormone and plays a crucial role in calcium homeostasis and, consequently, in bone health. The best

Pseudothrombocytopenia: incidence and strategy for resolution in clinical laboratory

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory medicine, Vol 53 issue 6 / wadmin

Romário F. Prates; Robson C. Viana; Márcio V. Oliveira; Claudio L. SouzaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(6):382-387DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170061 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Pseudothrombocytopenia is an important source of pre-analytical problems in clinical laboratory; therefore it must be correctly evaluated. Low spurious platelet counts can lead to misdiagnosis.OBJECTIVE: This study aims to study the resolution of pseudothrombocytopenia in the laboratory

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Evaluation of VITEK 2 compact and VITEK MS in the identification of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from blood cultures

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory medicine, Vol 53 issue 5 / wadmin

Avaliação do VITEK 2 compact e VITEK MS na identificação de estafilococos coagulase-negativos isolados de hemoculturas Camila Gabriela da Silva; Nina R. Tobouti; Cássia Maria Zoccoli; Alessandro Conrado O. SilveiraJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2017;53(5):293-297DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20170046 Camila Gabriela da Silva1; Nina R. Tobouti1; Cássia Maria Zoccoli1; Alessandro Conrado O. Silveira1, 2 1. Ghanem Laboratório Clínico,

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