RENEB Inter-Laboratory comparison 2017: limits and pitfalls of ILCs.

Purpose: In case of a mass-casualty radiological event, there would be a need for networking to overcome surge limitations and to quickly obtain homogeneous results (reported aberration frequencies or estimated doses) among biodosimetry laboratories. These results must be consistent within such network. Inter-laboratory comparisons (ILCs) are widely accepted to achieve this homogeneity.

Is There a Link Between Changes in Levels of Hepcidin and Stroke?

Background: Iron is an essential element for the living body. It is well known that iron homeostasis disorders are important in two ways--its deficiency and its overload lead to several pathologies.

Methods: We measured 17 patients with iron deficiency anemia (IDA); 19 with anemia of chronic diseases (ACD); 15 with ischemic stroke (IS).

Whole-genome-wide association study in the Bulgarian population reveals HHAT as schizophrenia susceptibility gene.

Objective: Schizophrenia, the most common major psychiatric disorder (or group of disorders), entails severe decline of higher functions, principally with alterations in cognitive functioning and reality perception. Both genetic and environmental factors are involved in its pathogenesis; however, its genetic background still needs to be clarified. The objective of the study was to reveal genetic markers associated with schizophrenia in the Bulgarian population.