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THE USE OF TERC/C-MYC PROBE FOR IN-SITU HYBRIDISATION AS A TEST OF CURE FOR HIGH GRADE CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA.
Development and introduction of a new extended assay for resistance testing of HIV-1 into the Antiviral Resistance Testing Service.
Application of the optimal 24 MIRU-VNTR loci set for Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains improves the correlation between strain typing and epidemiological data.
Molecular Typing of Enterovirus Isolates
Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile during norovirus outbreaks
Histopathology Chromosomal Changes in Rare Histologic Variants of Bladder Cancer using the UroVysion FISH assay
Prevalence of immunodeficiency in a cohort of thymoma patients
CD 52 levels using flow cytometry.
PCR in Clinical Biochemistry - TPMT genotyping
Measurement of Urinary Metadrenaline and Normetadrenaline by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry for the diagnosis of Phaeochromocytoma
Genetic factors and statin-induced muscle disease
Chronic herpes virus infections in patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID)
Audit of 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure vs clinic measurements for adjusting ant-hypertensive treatment
A Rapid APCI-LC-MS/MS Method for the Measurement of 25OH-Vitamin D
Development of a HPLC/MS-MS method for the measurement of mevalonic acid in human plasma
Cyto-reversion rates following large loop excision of the transformation zone on high-grade liquid based cytology.
Are multiple copies of the centromeric enumeration probe (cep) 17 a true reflection of chromosome 17 copy number in the determination of HER2 status?
Her2/neu/cerbB2 GENE AMPLIFICATION IN UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA VARIANTS AND NON UROTHELIAL CARCINOMAS OF THE BLADDER
Thrombin Generation.
The use of ISH to detect the presence of HPV in LBC samples
Bystander T cell activation in common variable immunodeficiency.
Application of CISH, to determine reproducibility in the assessment of t (11.14) (q13.q32) translocation in either bone marrow and peripheral blood
Validation of the Roche MagNA Pure CompactTM Automated Extraction and Cobas TaqmanTM 48 Real-Time PCR Protocol for HIV-1 Quantitative Viral Load Measurements in Semen
Development and use of an on-line tool for completion of MRSA bacteraemia root cause analysis
R&D Day 2009
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Determiniation of the Prevalence of Thiopurine Methyltransferase (TPMT) Phenotype Assay and Genotype in a Cohort of Rehumatology Patients at Heart of England NHS Trust
Solid Tissue Flow Cytometry
Comparison of Salivary Free Cortisol vs Serum Cortisol for the Assessment of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Axis (HPA)
Genotyping of Hepatitis B and the Response to Treatment with Interferon in Perinatally Infected Children
The Ability of Rapid PCR Based Methods to Identify Surgical Patients Colonised With Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Auerus
Measurement of Urinary Free Cortisol (UFC) using APCI-Liquid Chromatography - Tandem Mass Spectroscopy (LC TMS) and Comparison with two Different Cortisol Immunoassays
Testing Compliance/Absoprtion/Metabolism of Prednisolone in Severe Asthmatic Patients
Evaluation of the Haemolysis Effect on the Measurement of Troponin T using the Roche Modular System
HPV in LBC
DNA Fingerprinting of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis: Evaluation of an IS6110-Targeting Fluorescent Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism DNA Fingerprinting Alternative to IS6110 RFLP
Coexistence of Multiple VNTR sub-typing Profiles of Clostridium Difficle Strains within Faecal Samples
Does Gene Amplification Correlate With Protein Expression When Detecting Topisomerase 11a in Breast Cancer a Comparison using Immunohistochemistry and Fluorescent in situ Hybridisation (FISH)
Vitamin D Binding Protein Assay
Investigating Alternative Methods of Assessing the Androgen Status of Males
Comparing Screening Techniques for the Identification of HIT Antibodies
An Evaluation of egene HDA-GT12 Genetic Analyser for Automated Epidemiologically Typing of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Auerus
Expression of WT1 in Salivary Gland Neoplasms
Developing a Method of Fluorescent In-Situ Hydridization (FISH) to use on decalified Bone Marrow Transplants
Development of an Acid Hydrolysis Method for the Quantification of Total Urinary Opiates by LC-MS/MS
Introduction - The 3rd Laboratory Medicine R&D Day February 2008
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THE USE OF TERC/C-MYC PROBE FOR IN-SITU HYBRIDISATION AS A TEST OF CURE FOR HIGH GRADE CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA.
Development and introduction of a new extended assay for resistance testing of HIV-1 into the Antiviral Resistance Testing Service.
Application of the optimal 24 MIRU-VNTR loci set for Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains improves the correlation between strain typing and epidemiological data.
Molecular Typing of Enterovirus Isolates
Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile during norovirus outbreaks
Histopathology Chromosomal Changes in Rare Histologic Variants of Bladder Cancer using the UroVysion FISH assay
Prevalence of immunodeficiency in a cohort of thymoma patients
CD 52 levels using flow cytometry.
PCR in Clinical Biochemistry - TPMT genotyping
Measurement of Urinary Metadrenaline and Normetadrenaline by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry for the diagnosis of Phaeochromocytoma
Genetic factors and statin-induced muscle disease
Chronic herpes virus infections in patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID)
Audit of 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure vs clinic measurements for adjusting ant-hypertensive treatment
A Rapid APCI-LC-MS/MS Method for the Measurement of 25OH-Vitamin D
Development of a HPLC/MS-MS method for the measurement of mevalonic acid in human plasma
Cyto-reversion rates following large loop excision of the transformation zone on high-grade liquid based cytology.
Are multiple copies of the centromeric enumeration probe (cep) 17 a true reflection of chromosome 17 copy number in the determination of HER2 status?
Her2/neu/cerbB2 GENE AMPLIFICATION IN UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA VARIANTS AND NON UROTHELIAL CARCINOMAS OF THE BLADDER
Thrombin Generation.
The use of ISH to detect the presence of HPV in LBC samples
Bystander T cell activation in common variable immunodeficiency.
Application of CISH, to determine reproducibility in the assessment of t (11.14) (q13.q32) translocation in either bone marrow and peripheral blood
Validation of the Roche MagNA Pure CompactTM Automated Extraction and Cobas TaqmanTM 48 Real-Time PCR Protocol for HIV-1 Quantitative Viral Load Measurements in Semen
Development and use of an on-line tool for completion of MRSA bacteraemia root cause analysis
R&D Day 2009
R&D Day 2008
Poster Only Presentations
Determiniation of the Prevalence of Thiopurine Methyltransferase (TPMT) Phenotype Assay and Genotype in a Cohort of Rehumatology Patients at Heart of England NHS Trust
Solid Tissue Flow Cytometry
Comparison of Salivary Free Cortisol vs Serum Cortisol for the Assessment of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Axis (HPA)
Genotyping of Hepatitis B and the Response to Treatment with Interferon in Perinatally Infected Children
The Ability of Rapid PCR Based Methods to Identify Surgical Patients Colonised With Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Auerus
Measurement of Urinary Free Cortisol (UFC) using APCI-Liquid Chromatography - Tandem Mass Spectroscopy (LC TMS) and Comparison with two Different Cortisol Immunoassays
Testing Compliance/Absoprtion/Metabolism of Prednisolone in Severe Asthmatic Patients
Evaluation of the Haemolysis Effect on the Measurement of Troponin T using the Roche Modular System
HPV in LBC
DNA Fingerprinting of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis: Evaluation of an IS6110-Targeting Fluorescent Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism DNA Fingerprinting Alternative to IS6110 RFLP
Coexistence of Multiple VNTR sub-typing Profiles of Clostridium Difficle Strains within Faecal Samples
Does Gene Amplification Correlate With Protein Expression When Detecting Topisomerase 11a in Breast Cancer a Comparison using Immunohistochemistry and Fluorescent in situ Hybridisation (FISH)
Vitamin D Binding Protein Assay
Investigating Alternative Methods of Assessing the Androgen Status of Males
Comparing Screening Techniques for the Identification of HIT Antibodies
An Evaluation of egene HDA-GT12 Genetic Analyser for Automated Epidemiologically Typing of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Auerus
Expression of WT1 in Salivary Gland Neoplasms
Developing a Method of Fluorescent In-Situ Hydridization (FISH) to use on decalified Bone Marrow Transplants
Development of an Acid Hydrolysis Method for the Quantification of Total Urinary Opiates by LC-MS/MS
Introduction - The 3rd Laboratory Medicine R&D Day February 2008
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