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Vol. 23 No. 3 (2025)
Vol. 23 No. 3 (2025)
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Investigation of Levels of Periostin, HIF-1α and Phospholipase A2 in COVID19 Patients

Authors: Merve Zeytinli Akşit , Yasemin Delen Akçay , Çiğdem Gözde Aslan , Yusuf Ali Altuncı , Murat Ersel , Alper Bozdoğan

Aim: We aimed to reveal the potential roles of periostin, hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), and phospholipase A2 (PLA2) in inflammation, hypoxia, and tissue damage in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and to investigate whether they are useful potential...

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Trends in Ethanol Positivity by Age and Gender: A Laboratory-Based Study

Authors: Mehmet Akif Bozdayı , Gökhan Çakırca

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the distribution and trends of ethanol analysis results according to age, gender, and ethanol concentration levels over a four-year period.

Materials and Methods: In this retrospective study, a total of 11,684 ethanol...

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Unnecessary Repeated Tests in The Biochemistry Laboratory

Authors: Nergiz Zorbozan , Elif Fırat , Orçun Zorbozan

Aim: This study aims to evaluate repeated tests and unnecessary repeated laboratory tests based on minimum retest intervals.

Materials and Methods: Data regarding thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), ferritin, C-reactive protein (CRP), and erythrocyte...

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Performance Assessment of Sysmex CS-5100 Versus ACL Top 700 in Routine Coagulation Testing

Authors: Seçkin Özgür Tekeli , Güzin Aykal , Feyza Yağmur Tekeli , Nur Benil Yabacı

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the performance characteristics of preliminary coagulation tests on the Sysmex CS-5100 coagulation autoanalyzer and compare it with the ACL Top 700 autoanalyzer. Both analyzers were assessed for their ability to measure prothrombin time (PT),...

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Sezer Uysal
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Ece Onur
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Celal Bayar University, Faculty of Medicine, Manisa, Türkiye
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Burcu Barutçuoğlu
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Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Türkiye
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Özlem Çakır Madenci
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İstanbul Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital, Türkiye
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Ceyda Kabaroğlu
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Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Türkiye
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