Annual Scientific Meeting, 1997 -
abstracts of papers

Application of molecular techniques in medical genetics: Local experience

Molecular techniques in clinical microbiology: Praxies and limitations

Characterisation of protein molecules by mass spectrometry

Application of molecular biology to the management of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)

In search of a more cost-effective blood collection system: A comparison between a closed blood collection system and the conventional syringe and needle system

Third Chinese Laboratory Medicine Conference, 1997 -
abstracts of papers

Epstein-Barr virus serology: Past and present

Medical laboratory technology toward the 21 century

Current status of laboratory medicine in Taiwan

The primary approach in the determination of the method for detecting human global fibrinolytic capacity and its clinical significance

Flow cytometric reticulocyte maturity index and study for clinical application

Foetomaternal haemorrhage detection : quantitation of foetal haemoglobin containing cells by flow cytometry

Reappraisal of alanine aminotransferase threshold for blood donors in Taiwan

Detection of residual disease in patients post umbilical cord blood transplant

Detection of B-cell lymphomas by molecular analysis of immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region genes

Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors in the anaplastic progression of astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma and ependymoma

Subclassifying low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion and atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance by human papilloma virus type using polymerase chain reaction and dot blot hybridization

Human papilloma virus (HPV) genotypes in uterine cervical neoplasms in Hong Kong

Ultra-rapid tissue processing with microwaves technology for the new melineum

Evaluation of LCX for the direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical specimens

Verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli in Hong Kong

Seroepidemiology of Hantaan virus infection in Taiwan

Detection of extended-spectrum β-lactamase in Gram negative bacilli with Etest ESBL strips

Comparison of dot-blot hybridization, hybrid capture and polymerase chain reaction in the detection and quantitation of hepatitis B virus DNA in serum

Simultaneous detection of vitamin C and uric acid in normal and abnormal human aqueous humor and plasma samples by capillary electrophoresis

Phenotypic expression of apolipoprotein(a) in relation to coronary artery disease and stroke in Hong Kong Chinese

Determination of methanol, ethanol, isopropanol and acetone in blood by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Measurement of serum core fucosylated transferrin and its application in the differential diagnosis of malignant liver diseases

Combined use of alpha-fetoprotein and ferritin-to-iron ratio is clinically useful in discriminating hepatocellular carcinoma from hepatic cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis

Inhibition of deoxyribonuclease I (DNase) function by antibodies from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients

Preparation and preliminary application of monoclonal antibodies against recombinant human granulocyte colony stimulating factor

Effect of insulin-like growth factor 1 on telomerase activities and cytokine mRNA expression in cord blood mononuclear cells

Analysis of HIV-antibody confirmation test in Guangzhou Health and Quarantine Bureau

Mac-1 (CD11b/CD18) cell adhesion molecule: Structure, function and as bacterial toxins receptor

Detection of hepatitis C and hepatitis G virus RNA by RT-PCR-ELISA

Determination of apolipoprotein (apo) E gene polymorphism in 144 Chinese by PCR amplification/HhaI restriction

Quantification of human immuno-deficiency virus type-1 by an in house nested RT-PCR and identification of variants with SSCP analysis

Applications of microsatellite analysis in clinical diagnosis

PCR diagnosis for tuberculosis: A paradigm for elimination of PCR inhibitors in various clinical samples

The development of medical genetics in Hong Kong

Molecular epidemiology of virus infections

Continuing professional development - meets the needs

Informatics and information technology in laboratory medicine