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Table of Contents for Annals of Clinical Biochemistry. List of articles from both the latest and ahead of print issues.
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Phlebotomy technique and its impact on haemolysis in the emergency department

Tue, 10/13/2026 - 05:51
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundHaemolysis is a pre-analytical problem that compromises laboratory test accuracy and delays care by necessitating repeat testing. Haemolysis rates in emergency department samples are higher than those in inpatient or outpatient settings. This ...

LabMedUK26 Conference Birmingham – Editorial

Thu, 10/01/2026 - 10:37
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Volume 63, Issue 5, Page 367-368, September 2026.

Developing a new LDLc regressor machine learning model to predict LDLc levels and comparing with conventional LDLc formula: our experience from clinical laboratory dataset

Wed, 09/30/2026 - 11:05
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundThe treatment goals of cardiovascular diseases are focused primarily on LDLc. ML-based LDLc estimation methods offer a superior, reliable alternative to traditional formulas. This study aims to evaluate the performance of ML-based LDLc ...

Analytical performance of a single epitope meta-sandwich total 25-hydroxyvitamin D immunoassay and establishment of reference intervals in a Chinese population

Wed, 09/30/2026 - 03:50
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundThe concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25-(OH)D] is used to evaluate vitamin D status. Persistent discrepancies between chemiluminescent immunoassays (CLIAs) and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) continue to challenge ...

Strengthening pre-analytic management of biotin interference in clinical immunoassays

Thu, 09/24/2026 - 06:32
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.

Clinical significance of inter-assay discrepancies in serum CA19-9 values: A comparison between CLIA and ECLIA

Thu, 09/10/2026 - 01:15
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundSerum carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) is widely used in the management of pancreatic diseases, but results often vary across immunoassay platforms. This study sought to describe how the values obtained by chemiluminescent immunoassay (CLIA) ...

Insulin/C-peptide interpretation in infants with hypoglycaemia of unknown origin

Sat, 09/05/2026 - 12:53
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundHypoglycaemia is not a disease per se but a manifestation of underlying perturbations of glucose homoeostasis. Among the biochemical tests commonly requested in newborns with confirmed, persistent/recurrent hypoglycaemia of unknown origin is the ...

Reduction in sample recollection number following the implementation of automated pre-analytical interference detection in coagulation testing

Thu, 09/03/2026 - 01:24
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundPre-analytical interferents such as hemolysis, lipemia, and icterus are major sources of error in coagulation testing and frequently lead to sample recollection. Visual inspection, although widely used, is subjective and may fail to identify ...

Machine learning for the identification of mild to moderate EDTA contamination of serum samples

Thu, 09/03/2026 - 01:22
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundK2EDTA contamination of serum samples is a preanalytical error that poses a risk to patient safety. Contamination is most frequently mild to moderate, which standard detection procedures often miss. We examined whether machine learning models ...

Optimization of HBsAg retesting process: An improvement in laboratory management system based on health economics

Tue, 09/01/2026 - 02:46
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.
ObjectiveTo optimize the retesting process for hepatitis B screening, reduce false positives in samples with weak positive signals, and improve the laboratory management system, ensuring no missed cases and eliminating resource waste.Methods131 HBsAg-...

Evaluating diagnostic accuracy and analytical performance of HELIOS in detecting autoimmune disorders using external proficiency data as a tool: A three-year analysis

Tue, 09/01/2026 - 02:46
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.
ObjectiveTo assess the analytical performance and diagnostic accuracy of an automated analyzer HELIOS in external proficiency testing for diagnosing autoimmune disorders based on antinuclear antibody (ANA) images and titer values.MethodsTotal 09 CAP ...

Comparability of serum folate concentration measured by a microbiological method, LC-MS/MS and immunoassay

Tue, 09/01/2026 - 02:40
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundFolate, vitamin B9, is an essential micronutrient for DNA replication and repair. Deficiency is associated with megaloblastic anaemia and fetal neural tube defects. Serum folate measurement provides a convenient biomarker of folate status in ...

First report of daratumumab interference in urine immunofixation electrophoresis confirmed by the HYDRASHIFT 2/4 Daratumumab assay

Fri, 08/21/2026 - 04:52
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.
A case of analytical interference in urine immunofixation electrophoresis (IFE) caused by daratumumab is presented. Daratumumab, an IgG1-kappa monoclonal antibody, is well-known to produce a false IgG-kappa band in serum IFE, but urinary interference has ...

Pseudo-hypouricemia in four patients with lymphoma and one patient with breast cancer: Interference analysis and elimination

Wed, 08/19/2026 - 04:51
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.
ObjectiveTo investigate the interfering factors and correction methods in the determination of serum uric acid (UA) using the uricase method in patients with elevated immunoglobulin M (IgM).Materials and MethodsIn clinical practice, the UA levels of five ...

Preparation and evaluation of in-house multi-analyte quality control materials for ANA, Anti-dsDNA, and autoantibody profile assays

Fri, 08/14/2026 - 01:11
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundThis study explored the preparation and evaluation of in-house quality control (QC) materials for antinuclear antibody (ANA) and anti-double-stranded DNA antibody (anti-dsDNA) testing by indirect immunofluorescence test (IIFT), and ANA profile ...

Immune checkpoint inhibitors in the real world: A service evaluation of immune-related adverse event incidence and blood test requesting at Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 05:57
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundImmune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have revolutionised oncology care but can cause immune-related adverse events (irAE) requiring hospitalisation or lifelong treatment. Diagnosing irAE is complex, and laboratory testing is vital; however, ...

Bayesian secondary reanalysis of published aggregate data on circulating tumor DNA for molecular residual disease detection across cancer types

Fri, 07/24/2026 - 01:39
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundCirculating tumor DNA (ctDNA)-based molecular residual disease (MRD) testing may help estimate recurrence risk after treatment. We performed a Bayesian secondary reanalysis of published aggregate data to estimate prognostic and diagnostic ...

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