Advances in Clinical Chemistry Advances in Clinical Chemistry Series

Volume 48 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.

1 Advances in monitoring hydratase activity
Ronald JA Wanders
2 Biomarkers of bone and mineral metabolism following bone marrow transplantation
Moo-Il Kang
3 Biochemical basis of Fabry disease
Anibh Das
4 Factor V Leiden and activated protein C resistance
Elisabetta Castoldi
5 Melanocortin receptor mutations in obesity
Ferruccio Santini
6 Anti-glycan antibodies
Nir Dotan
7 Biomarkers in sleep disorders
Kazuhiko Kotani
8 Colorectal Cancer
Lynne Thadikkaran
9 Proteomics in lung cancer diagnosis
Je-Yoel Cho
10 Heat shock proteins in cardiovascular risk
Gordon Ferns
11 Biochemistry of wound healing in utero
Michael Longaker
12 Proinflammatory cytokines in CRP baseline regulation
Carita Eklund
13 Gluco-markers in disease states
Giovanni Misciagna
14 Advances in Pregnancy testing
Pasquale Florio
15 The emerging role of symmetric dimethylarginine in vascular disease
Arduino Mangoni

Dr Gregory S Makowski is a board certified clinical chemist and fellow of the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. Following receipt of his PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Connecticut Storrs, he pursued post-doctoral studies at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington that culminated in his joint appointments in the School of Medicine and the Department of Laboratory Medicine at John Dempsey Hospital. He has numerous clinical and basic science publications and serves on various scientific and editorial boards. He is actively engaged in the training of Pathology residents and fellows in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Hartford Hospital. He currently serves as Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer for Clinical Laboratory Partners in Newington CT, USA.