Basement membrane components

External quality assessment schemes raise standards: evidence from the UKNEQAS parasitology subschemes

We believe that UKNEQAS for Parasitology has been of direct benefit in raising awareness of parasitic infection in UK laboratory practice, and in ensuring more uniform application of standard diagnostic methods. By highl...

Viral infections

Hepatitis C virus genotype testing in paraffin wax embedded liver biopsies for specimen identification

Despite advances in medical technology, careful specimen identification is still a fundamental principle of laboratory testing. If pathological samples are mixed up, especially in the case of extremely small biopsy sampl...

SV40 Tag DNA sequences, present in a small proportion of human hepatocellular carcinomas, are associated with reduced survival

Two cohorts of HCCs were studied. The first (cohort A) comprised 50 cases diagnosed between 1978 and 1989, and the second (cohort B) comprised 20 cases diagnosed between 1998 and 2001. Twe...