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.

1. IgG N-glycans
Si Liu and Xin Liu
2. Extracellular vesicles: Potential impact on cardiovascular diseases
Jian Yang, Xue Zou, Pedro A. Jose, and Chunyu Zeng
3. Advances in bone turnover markers
Lisa Di Medio and Maria Luisa Brandi
4. Matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases in kidney disease
Oskar Zakiyanov, Marta Kalousová, Tomáš Zima, and Vladimír Tesar
5. The prothrombotic state in cancer
Benjamín Rubio-Jurado, Lluvia Sugey Sosa-Quintero,Sandra Guzmán-Silahua, Eduardo García-Luna, Carlos Riebeling-Navarro, and Arnulfo Hernán Nava-Zavala
6. Urinary biohazard markers in firefighters
Bela Barros, Marta Oliveira, and Simone Morais