The world's first wiki where authorship really matters (Nature Genetics, 2008). Due credit and reputation for authors. Imagine a global collaborative knowledge base for original thoughts. Search thousands of articles and collaborate with scientists around the globe.

wikigene or wiki gene protein drug chemical gene disease author authorship tracking collaborative publishing evolutionary knowledge reputation system wiki2.0 global collaboration genes proteins drugs chemicals diseases compound
Hoffmann, R. A wiki for the life sciences where authorship matters. Nature Genetics (2008)
 
 
 
 
 

Immunochemiluminometric and immunoradiometric determinations of intact and total immunoreactive parathyrin: performance in the differential diagnosis of hypercalcemia and hypoparathyroidism.

Parathyrin (parathyroid hormone; PTH) was measured with three immunoassays: a two-site immunochemiluminometric (ICMA) and a two-site immunoradiometric (IRMA) method for intact PTH, and a sensitive radioimmunoassay for mid-region or "total" PTH, measuring both intact hormone and inactive fragments. Single specimens from normal subjects and from individuals with primary hyperparathyroidism, hypercalcemia associated with malignancy, and hypoparathyroidism were analyzed with all three methods. All individuals with primary hyperparathyroidism showed absolutely above-normal concentrations with the mid-region RIA, 28 of 29 did with the ICMA, and 21 of 29 did with the IRMA. PTH concentrations in primary hyperparathyroidism were most increased relative to normal subjects with the mid-region assay (10.4 times), less so with the intact assays (ICMA 5.5 times; IRMA 5.3 times). Concentrations of intact PTH were suppressed below normal in nearly all patients with hypercalcemia associated with malignancy, as measured with the ICMA (26 of 30) and the IRMA (28 of 30) assays. In marked contrast, results for mid-region PTH were normal or slightly above normal, consistent with studies suggesting that the parathyroids secrete both intact hormone and inactive fragments, the former being more sensitive to suppression by hypercalcemia. In hypoparathyroidism PTH concentrations were detectable but below normal in all patients by the intact assays and in all but one patient by the mid-region assay. These low concentrations are probably due to a nonspecific serum effect that could be resolved with selection of a more appropriate standard matrix. Although all three assays are useful in the differential diagnosis of hypercalcemia, two-site intact assays are more convenient and more specific in patients with compromised renal function.[1]

References

 
WikiGenes - Universities