Serial measurements of cardiac troponin are recommended by international guidelines to
diagnose myocardial infarction (MI) since 2000. However, some relevant differences exist …

Both arterial and venous thrombotic complications have been reported in patients affected
by COVID-19, especially in those critically ill. An emerging body of evidence is supporting …

The occurrence of chronic renal insufficiency was investigated in 171 patients with severe
idiopathic calcium stone disease. Ninety healthy subjects matched for age and sex were …

Background Rhinitis and asthma represent the manifestation of one syndrome. Our
hypothesis is that in patients with symptoms of persistent rhinitis, lower airway inflammation …

Primary hyperoxaluria type I (PH1) always leads to end-stage renal failure (ESRF) due to
deposition of calcium oxalate in the kidney. Regular dialysis therapy (RDT) can not …

According to the classification criteria of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), lupus
anticoagulant (LA), anticardiolipin (aCL) and anti-β2-glycoprotein I antibody (aβ2GPI) …

Abstract Background The Italian Society of Clinical Biochemistry (SIBioC) and the Italian
Section of the European Ligand Assay Society (ELAS) have recently promoted a multicenter …

The clinical significance of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) in the context of infections has
attracted attention since their first discovery in patients with syphilis. In fact, the recognition of …

To differentiate hyperoxaluria syndromes we measured plasma and urine glycolate by a
novel high performance liquid chromatographic procedure. Mean glycolate level was …

Background According to quality specifications required by international guidelines, the
evaluation of the 99th URL value is a very difficult task that is usually beyond the capacity of …