Fate of abstracts presented at the 2002 IFCC meeting

Background: Poster presentations at major meetings serve to rapidly present and share study results with the scientific community. On the other hand, full-text publication of abstracts in peer-reviewed journals provides dissemination of knowledge. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the publication rate of abstracts presented at the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) Meeting, to assess the factors influencing publication and determine the impact factor of these journals

Relationship between oxidative stress and blood glucose fluctuations evaluated with daily glucose monitoring in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Background: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between oxidative stress marker (8-iso-prostaglandine F-2 alpha) and glycemic indices computed from daily glucose monitoring data in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM)

Relationship between oxidative stress and blood glucose fluctuations evaluated with daily glucose monitoring in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Background: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between oxidative stress marker (8-iso-prostaglandine F-2 alpha) and glycemic indices computed from daily glucose monitoring data in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM)

Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies are not frequently observed in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a single-center study

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been reported to occur concurrently in some cases. This study aimed to evaluate the presence of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibodies, which have been reported to have diagnostic value for RA, in children with type 1 DM. The study included 90 children with type 1 DM (Group 1) and 76 control cases (Group 2). The rates of reported family histories of RA and rheumatoid factor positivity did not differ between groups. In group 1, one case (1.1%) was positive for anti-CCP antibodies, whereas none of the controls were positive. The anti-CCP positive patient had no relevant joint complaints. Anti-CCP antibodies were rarely found in cases of pediatric type 1 DM. Thus, relevant screening in the follow-up of pediatric patients does not appear to be rational in the absence of any signs or symptoms of arthritis. The single case exhibiting a high anti-CCP level needs to be followed up for RA, although this positive result might be nonspecific and transient