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Lessons in biostatistics

EvalTest: a web-based tool for the assessment of diagnostic test performance

Nassim Ayad

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 36, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: accuracy; diagnostic test; evaluation; laboratory medicine; biostatistics

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.020101

Reviews

Dendritic cells in hematologic malignancies: a brief review of immunoregulation to new perspectives

Gabriel Barroso de Almeida, Mariane Melo dos Santos, Dyjaene de Oliveira Barbosa, Rogério Reis Conceição, Bruno de Almeida Lopes, Herbert Henrique de Melo Santos, Silvana Beutinger Marchioro

Reviews, Volume 36, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: dendritic cells; plasmacytoid dendritic cell; acute myeloid leukemia

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.020501

Procollagen I carboxy-terminal propeptide: a multi-faceted biomarker

Sharon Philip Jain, Niharika Ikkurthy, Swetha Sundara, Shervinchris Philip Jain

Reviews, Volume 36, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: Procollagen I carboxy-terminal propeptide; collagen; biomarker; fibrosis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.020502

Myocardial fibrosis and viability: the role of imaging and biomarkers in patients with chronic total occlusion on coronary angiography

Željka Dragila Tomašić, Lea Maršić, Anamaria Mikolčić, Lana Maričić, Kristina Selthofer Relatić, Darija Šnajder Mujkić

Reviews, Volume 36, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: biomarkers; collagen; coronary artery disease; fibrosis; galectin 3

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.020503

Proteomics in myelodysplastic syndromes: towards novel prognostic and diagnostic biomarkers

Ruđer Novak, Inga Mandac Smoljanović, Lovorka Grgurević

Reviews, Volume 36, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: myelodysplastic neoplasms; acute myeloid leukemia; biomarker; proteomics

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.020504

Homovanillic acid and vanillylmandelic acid as neuroblastoma biomarkers in children

Sina Kavalakatt, Josko Ivica

Reviews, Volume 36, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: homovanillic acid; neuroblastoma; reference intervals; vanillylmandelic acid

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.020505

Original articles

Urinary placental growth factor stability as a critical factor in the reliability of preeclampsia diagnosis

Eva Martinez-Marzo, Maria Peran, Juan Lerma-Irureta, Ana Medel-Martinez, Cristina Paules, Daniel Oros, Marta Fabre

Original articles, Volume 36, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: placental growth factor; preanalytical phase; preeclampsia; stability; urine

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.020701

Development and validation of a HPLC method for therapeutic monitoring of brivaracetam

Sven Komljenović, Sara Zovko, Andreja Bujan Kovač, Željka Petelin Gadže, Miranda Sertić, Mila Lovrić

Original articles, Volume 36, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: method validation; liquid chromatography; brivaracetam; therapeutic drug monitoring

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.020702

Preanalytical study concerning the influence of tube type and centrifugation conditions on the concentration of calprotectin in ascites

Adrijana Dorotić, Marija Siter-Kuprešanin, Helena Čičak, Andrea Saračević, Dora Vuljanić, Rosana Troskot Perić, Igor Alfirević

Original articles, Volume 36, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: ascites; biochemistry; calprotectin; inflammation; validation/evaluation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.020703

Effects of different blood storage conditions on leukocytes cell population data using the Sysmex XN hematological analyzer

Vincenzo Roccaforte, Rossella Panella, Massimo Daves, Antonella De Martino, Erika Jani, Giovanni Sabbatini, Pierfrancesco Agostini, Floriana De Filippi, Paolo Formenti, Giuseppe Lippi, Matteo Vidali, Angelo Pezzi, Stefano Pastori

Original articles, Volume 36, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: cell population data (CPD); Sysmex; sample stability; experimental hematology parameters; pre-analytical variability

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.020704

Evaluation of analytical performance and clinical applicability of the UriSed Mini, a semi-automated urine analyzer for cell counting in cerebrospinal fluid

Oana Roxana Oprea, Ana-Maria Fotache, Ion Bogdan Mănescu, Minodora Dobreanu

Original articles, Volume 36, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); UriSed Mini; cell counting; WBC counting

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.020705

Verification of harmonized reference intervals in Croatia: is it time for a change?

Iva Friščić, Ida Burazer, Andrea Radeljak, Sonja Perkov, Mirjana Mariana Kardum Paro

Original articles, Volume 36, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: reference values; verification; harmonization; CLSI

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.020706

Optimization of icterus interference thresholds for 45 parameters on the Atellica analyzers CH930 and IM1300

Damien Leleu, Damien Denimal, Laurence Duvillard

Original articles, Volume 36, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: Atellica analyzers; icterus interference; icterus index

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.020707

Cross-interference of hemolysis, icterus and lipemia: A study with real patient samples

Hatice Bozkurt Yavuz, Soycan Tüner

Original articles, Volume 36, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: hemolysis; icterus; lipemia; preanalytical phase; interference; sample handling

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.020708

Factors associated with Gla-rich protein serum concentrations in healthy adults

Catarina Marreiros, Carla Viegas, Selene Nunes, Ana Paula Silva, Marília Faísca, Leon Schurgers, Dina Costa Simes

Original articles, Volume 36, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: Gla-rich protein; serum concentrations; healthy adults; age factors

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.020709

Case reports

Tumour lysis syndrome in the setting of a high-grade B-cell lymphoma with primary bone marrow localization – a case report

Iva Ivanko, Josipa Josipović, Ivana Ćelap, Sabina Novaković Coha, Hana Matijaca, Tomislav Brblić, Sandra Kojić Katović, Petar Gaćina

Case reports, Volume 36, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: tumour lysis syndrome; acute kidney failure; non-Hodgkin lymphoma

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.020901

Extrapyramidal and anticholinergic reactions in an adolescent patient: a case for pharmacogenetic consideration

Iris Žunić Išasegi, Ivana Stefanović, Marta Okružnik Želalić, Livija Šimičević, Lana Ganoci, Maja Živković, Ivan Begovac, Nada Božina

Case reports, Volume 36, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: borderline personality traits; child and adolescent psychiatry; extrapyramidal symptoms; anticholinergic syndrome; pharmacogenetics

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.020902

Preanalytical mysteries

A challenging laboratory case due to inappropriate sampling through an antiseptic barrier cap

Giovanni Introcaso, Giorgia Piras, Giorgia Mandelli, Sabrina Frisoli, Fabio Bottari

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 36, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: alcohol contamination; analytical interferences; hematological analyzer; inappropriate sampling; preanalytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.021001

Corrigendum

Corrigendum to: Refining quality control strategies in highly automated laboratories: experience in the integration of multistage statistical designs and risk management

Maria Costa-Pallaruelo, Alvaro Garcia-Osuna, Marina Canyelles, Cecilia Martinez-Bru, Nicoleta Nan, Rosa Ferrer-Perez, Francisco Blanco-Vaca, Leonor Guinon

Corrigendum, Volume 36, June, Issue 2

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2026.021201

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