Crosslinks
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Latest Edition
Salivary steroids represent the biologically active hormones in the body more accurately than blood or urinary steroids.
This edition discusses some of the diagnostic applications of measuring steroids in saliva samples. It also covers the options for collecting saliva samples and how this can impact significantly on the results obtained.
2011 Editions
HE4 - A New Ovarian Cancer Biomarker – further evidence
Summaries of 4 recent papers looking at the utility of HE4 as a marker of ovarian cancer.
HMGB-1 A Review of Published Studies
High mobility group box-1 protein (HMGB-1) is a marker of tissue necrosis and immune activation. 5 recent papers are summarised and a list of more than 160 published references from 2008 to 2011 is included.
2010 Editions
Biochemical Bone Marker ELISA kits
A summary of 19 different bone markers and their role in bone metabolism, disease and resorption.
2009 Editions
Athera CVDefine™- Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
A new immunological marker for the early detection of lesions in the artery wall caused by inflammation. It is useful in the prediction of cardiovascular disease development and adds important information in cardiac risk assessment.
2008 Editions
HE-4 A Novel Biomarker for Ovarian Cancer
An introduction to HE4 and its use in conjunction with CA125 as an aid to steimating the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer.
Myostatin
A review of 3 papers discussing the association of Myostatin levels with insulin resistance, obesity and the inhibition of the development of muscle mass.