Advances in Clinical Chemistry

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 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 Clinical Laboratory Services Hartford HealthCare in Connecticut.

Human Epididymis Protein 4 (He4) in Cancer Diagnostics: A Promising and Reliable Tumour Marker
Marijn M. Speeckaert, Reinhart Speeckaert and Joris R. Delanghe

Pathophysiological Roles and Clinical Importance of Biomarkers in Acute Coronary Syndrome
Cangel Pui-yee Chan, PhD and Timothy Hudson Rainer, MD

Paraoxonases: Ancient Substrate Hunters and Their Evolving Role in Ischemic Heart Disease
Nicola Martinelli, Letizia Consoli, Domenico Girelli, Elisa Grison, Roberto Corrocher and Oliviero Olivieri

Mucosal Healing in Ulcerative Colitis: Pathophysiology and Pharmacology
Jakob Benedict Seidelin, Mehmet Coskun and Ole Haagen Nielsen

Reticulocytes in Sports Medicine. An Update.
Giovanni Lombardi, Alessandra Colombini, Patrizia Lanteri and Giuseppe Banfi

Toll-Like Receptors in Liver Disease
Jan Petrasek, Timea Csak and Gyongyi Szabo

Procalcitonin in Pediatrics

Lucia Pacifico, John F. Osborn, Fabio Natale, Flavia Ferraro, Mario De Curtis, and Claudio Chiesa