Advances in Clinical Chemistry. Volume 105

Table of Contents

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 Kalousov�, Tom�s Zima, and Vladim�r Tesar
5. The prothrombotic state in cancer
Benjam�n Rubio-Jurado, Lluvia Sugey Sosa-Quintero,Sandra Guzm�n-Silahua, Eduardo Garc�a-Luna, Carlos Riebeling-Navarro, and Arnulfo Hern�n Nava-Zavala
6. Urinary biohazard markers in firefighters
Bela Barros, Marta Oliveira, and Simone Morais

Authors

Gregory S. Makowski Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Clinical Laboratory Partners, Newington, CT, USA. 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 his 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 and Chief Scientific Officer for Clinical Laboratory Partners in Newington CT, USA.