Biochemia medica

IntroductionThe hormonal interplay between the mother and the fetal-placental unit may influence the mode of delivery. This study aimed to investigate the association between maternal peripartal serum concentrations of sex hormone-binding g…

Acute abdominal pain accounts for 7-10% of all emergency department visits. Appendicitis, being one of the leading causes of acute abdominal surgery, poses significant diagnostic challenges. Negative appendectomy rates can be as high as 40%…

Ovarian cancer is the 8th most common malignancy in women and the deadliest gynecological cancer. Due to the non-specific symptoms and the lack of effective diagnostic methods, late diagnosis remains the main barrier for improving the poor …

IntroductionParaoxonase 1 (PON1) is the enzyme that removes carcinogenic radicals from lipids. The aim of the study was to investigate the differences in PON1 activity and oxidation stress parameters between patients with cervical intraepit…

Within the last several years, frequency of vitamin D testing has multiplied substantially all over the world, since it has been shown to have an important role in many diseases and conditions. Even though liquid chromatography - tandem mas…

IntroductionWe investigated whether tumour markers carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), neuron-specific enolase (NSE), cancer antigen 125 (CA-125), and cytokeratin 19 fragment (CYFRA 21-1) in pleural effusions and serum can be used to distinguis…

The existence of cell free DNA in the human circulatory system has been known since the 1950s, however, intensive research in this area has been conducted for the last ten years. This review paper brings a short overview of the existing lit…