However, diagnoses based on biochemical data still require samples of body fluids such as blood and urine, which have to be sent to the lab for analysis. Collecting these can be painful and ...

During the laboratory month, fellows will review the clinical histories of patients from whom samples have been collected for biochemical genetic testing. They will review processing and methods of ...

Trainees in Clinical Biochemical Genetics spend three months learning each of the following methods: tandem mass spectrometry; gas chromatography/mass spectrometry; high-pressure liquid chromatography ...

Conclusion: Most abnormalities found on routine biochemical screening in elite athletes are of no clinical significance, therefore such testing should, if used only for clinical purposes, be abandoned ...