Conference Presentations
Below is a listing of recent posters and presentations by Quest Diagnostics medical and scientific staff.
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AACC 2020: Annual Scientific Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Virtual [in-person conference canceled], December 13 - 17, 2020
Large-Scale Retrospective Analyses of the Effect of Iron Deficiency Anemia on Hemoglobin A1c Levels
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Bi, C, Kroll, MH, Rao, L
Authors: Pratt G, Bi C, Kroll MH, Rao LV
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Association of high AST and ALT values on Hemoglobin A1c levels
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Bi, C, Kroll, MH, Rao, L
Authors: G Pratt, C Bi, MH Kroll, LV Rao
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
A Novel Multimodal Decomposition Statistical Method for Generating Alkaline Phosphatase Reference Intervals in Children: Comparison to CALIPER Project Study Data
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Bi, C, Kaufman, HW, Kroll, MH, McPhaul, MJ, Nakamoto, JM, Wong, E
Authors: Wong ECC, Nakamoto JM, McPhaul MJ, Fogelgren C, Wang EC, Rao LV, Bi CX, Kroll MH, Kaufman H
Specialties: General Health and Wellness, Pediatrics
SABCS 2020: San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Virtual [in-person conference canceled], December 8 - 12, 2020
Moving in the fast lane: test design and validation to produce up-to-date hereditary breast and gynecologic cancer tests
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Bhattacharya, A, Cheng, L, Chong, HK, Elzinga, C, Gerasimova, A, Grupe, A, Hodko, D, Lacbawan, F, Nakles-Taylor, R, Nery, C, Owen, R, Rowland, C, Smolgovsky, A, Weltmer, E, Zhang, K
Authors: Angeloni TG, Bhattacharya A, Cheng LL, Chong HK, Conlan KM, Elzinga CD, Gerasimova A, Grover D, Grupe A, Hua M, Hodko D, Kazmierkiewicz K, Nakles RE, Nery CR, Owen R, Root DM, Rowland CM, Smolgovsky A, Weltmer EC, Zhang K, Lacbawan FL
Specialties: Genetics, Oncology, Women's Health/OB/GYN
AMP2020: 2020 Association for Molecular Pathology Annual Meeting & Expo
Virtual [in-person conference canceled], November 19 - 21, 2020
A Retrospective Study of Product of Conception with more than 40,000 Specimens in 27 years at a National Cytogenetic Reference Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Meng, H, Schonberg, S
Authors: Meng H, Mowrey P, and Schonberg S
Specialties: Genetics, Women's Health/OB/GYN
Detection of actionable alterations in breast and ovarian tumor tissues by a 50-gene NGS panel testing
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Acab, AJ, Grupe, A, Lacbawan, F, Ma, C, Racke, FK
Authors: Rosenthal SH, Ma C, Acab A, Grupe A, Van Ness M, Sugganth D, Racke F, Lacbawan F
Characterization of Reference Materials for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Genetic Testing: A GeT-RM Collaborative Project
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Muralidharan, K, Prior, TW
Authors: Prior TW, Bayrak-Toydemir P, Mao R, Metcalf JD, Muralidharan K, Qureshi S, Requesens D, Shen J, Pratt V, Lynnes TC, Otsubo A, Vetrini F, Kalman L
NSGC 2020: National Society of Genetic Counselors 39th Virtual Annual Conference
Virtual [in-person conference canceled], November 17 - 22, 2020
Prenatal Theoretical Diagnostic Yield of a Rapid, Targeted Genetic Panel Designed for Critically ill Pediatric Patients
Authors: Stachiw-Hietpas DL, Kucera CR, Partack EJ, Witherington SE, Hahn SE, Tanpaiboon P, Mullen TE
Specialties: Genetics, Pediatrics, Women's Health/OB/GYN
Frequency of 5 Cancer Types in Families with a Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic Variant in the ATM Gene
Authors: Tully DM, Conlan KM, Weltmer EC, Go NA, Rhodes CH, Fesko YA
Breast cancer in PMS2-positive patients
Authors: Boehler K, Weltmer EC, Fesko YA, Lacbawan F
Enhancement of spinal muscular atrophy carrier screening with unique variants: to include or not to include?
Authors: Cheng LL, Alagia DP, Batish SD, Blazejewski LM, Castonguay CP, Guy C, Hennigan A, Mullen TE, Owen R, Robichaud N, Lacbawan FL
2020 Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP2020) Annual Meeting & Expo
Virtual [in-person conference canceled], November 16 - 20, 2020
Analytical validation of a SARS-CoV-2 whole genome sequencing method by amplicon-based NGS
Authors: Rosenthal SH, Kagan RH, Gerasimova A, Liu Y, Hua M, Anderson B, Catanese J, Lacbawan F, Owen R
Specialties: COVID-19, Genetics, Infectious Disease
Characterization of Reference Materials for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Genetic Testing: A GeT-RM Collaborative Project
Authors: Prior TW, Bayrak-Toydemir P, Mao R, Metcalf JD, Muralidharan K, Qureshi S, Requesens D, Shen J, Pratt V, Lynnes TC, Otsubo A, Vetrini F, Kalman L
Detection of actionable alterations in breast and ovarian tumor tissues by a 50-gene NGS panel testing
Authors: Rosenthal SH, Ma C, Acab A, Grupe A, Van Ness M, Sugganth D, Racke F, Lacbawan F
A Retrospective Study of Product of Conception with more than 40,000 Specimens in 27 years at a National Cytogenetic Reference Laboratory
Authors: Meng H, Mowrey P, Schonberg S
Specialties: Genetics, Women's Health/OB/GYN
AHA 2020: American Heart Association, Scientific Sessions
Virtual [in-person conference canceled], November 13 - 17, 2020
Attainment of LDL-C Goals Is Associated with Measures of Patient Engagement with Their Healthcare Providers
Authors: Shiffman D, Louie JZ, Devlin JJ, Knowles JW, McPhaul MJ
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Digital Diabetes Prevention Program Reduces Medical Costs in the First 2 Years of Implementation in a Workplace Setting
Authors: Birse CE, Iakoubova OA, Arellano AR, Fragala MS, Bare LA, Castro Sweet CM, Lagier RJ
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
ASHG 2020: American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting
Virtual [in-person conference canceled], October 27 - 31, 2020
Incidental findings involving cancer susceptibility genes detected by germline chromosomal microarray
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Boyar, F, Fesko, Y, Hodko, D, Mahon, L, Weltmer, E
Authors: Weltmer EC, Boyar FZ, Hodko D, Mahon LW, Fesko YA
A Blat variant caller that uses breakpoint detection to find MSH2 inversions in Illumina short read sequences
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Bhattacharya, A, Chong, HK, Elzinga, C, Gerasimova, A, Grupe, A, Lacbawan, F, Moler, E
Authors: Bhattacharya A, Angeloni T, Grupe A, Goos-Root D, Gerasimova A, Kazmierkiewicz K, Chong H, Smolgovsky A, Owen R, Elzinga C, Chen R, Moler E, Lacbawan F
A bioinformatics pipeline for selecting and detecting hotspot variants in a next generation sequencing panel
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Bhattacharya, A, Chong, HK, Elzinga, C, Gerasimova, A, Grupe, A, Lacbawan, F, Lapierre, JL, Moler, E, Nakles-Taylor, R, Owen, R, Smolgovsky, A
Authors: Bhattacharya A, Grupe A, Rosenthal SH, Gerasimova A, Kazmierkiewicz K, Chong H, Lapierre J, Nakles R, Smolgovsky A, Owen R, Elzinga C, Chen R, Moler E, Lacbawan F
Specialties: Genetics
Frequencies and patterns of deleterious variants in the largest cohort of patients referred for diagnostic MECP2 genotyping
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Buller-Burckle, A, Daniel, S, Lacbawan, F, Owen, R
Authors: Wan M, Buller-Burckle A, Quan F, Owen R, Ilagan BJ, Ghaffari G, Zhang Q, Oddoux C, Cai G, Vo T,Ito M, Wang G, Tsao D, Nery CR, Rion JR, Chen R, Zhang K, Daniel S, Lacbawan FL
The Dual Laboratory Faces of Porphyria Cutanea Tarda
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Guerrero, RB, Lacbawan, F, Tanpaiboon, P
Authors: Salazar D, Sharma R, Guerrero RB, Kucera C, Epstein BK, Taylor JC, Lobo R, Lacbawan FL, Tanpaiboon P
Educating the Genomics Community about the Updated ACMG/ClinGen Technical Standards for Constitutional Copy Number Variant Classification
Authors: Riggs ER, Andersen EF, Kantarci S, Kearney H, Patel A, Raca G, Ritter DI, South ST, Thorland EC, Pineda-Alvarez D, Aradhya S, Martin CL
Specialties: Genetics
Sex discordance, chimerism, and disorders of sexual development in monochorionic twins conceived with assisted reproductive technology
Authors: Seemann L, Misra G, Muralidharan K, Pike-Buchanan L, Forster KR, Peroutka C
Specialties: Genetics, Women's Health/OB/GYN
Diagnosis of porphyrias by fractionated urine or plasma porphyrins: Experience at Biochemical Genetics Laboratory, Quest Diagnostics
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Lacbawan, F
Authors: Sharma R, Tanpaiboon P, Kucera C, Epstein BK, Taylor JC, Lobo R, Lacbawan FL, Salazar D
CAGC ACCG 2020: Canadian Association of Genetic Councellors Annual Education Conference
Virtual [in-person conference canceled], October 21 - 23, 2020
Retrospective Analysis of >25,000 Rare Disease Patients Confirms Biallelic Variants in the NRAP Gene are a Significant Cause of Dilated Cardiomyopathy [oral presentation]
Authors: Koskenvuo J, Saarinen I, Ahonen S, Tommiska J, Weckström S, Seppälä EH, Tuupanen S, Kangas-Kontio T, Schleit J, Heliö K, Hathaway J, Gummesson A, Dahlberg P, Ojala T, Vepsäläinen V, Kytölä V, Muona M, Sistonen J, Salmenperä P, Gentile M, Paananen J, Myllykangas S, Alastalo T-P, Heliö T
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Genetics
A method to improve genetic diagnostic yield among patients suspected to have primary immunodeficiency
Authors: Davies C, Kokkonen P, Niskakoski A, Saarinen I, Sistonen J, Junnila H, Kere AK, Andreeskaya M, Muona M, Djupsjöbacka J, Koskinen L, Duzkale H, Jacher J, Myllykangas S, Koskenvuo J, Alastalo T-P
Specialties: Genetics, Infectious Disease
Frequency and characteristics of copy number variants identified by a whole exome sequencing platform
Authors: Sluyters A, Gall K, Saarinen I, Hathaway J, Koskenvuo J, Alastalo T-P
Specialties: Genetics
A New Clinical Exome Assay Developed for the High-Throughput Diagnosis of Genetic Conditions
Authors: Alastalo TP, Sistonen J, Valori M, Siivonen P, Rantanen M, Muona M, Kytola V, Myllykangas S, Salmenperä P, Koskenvuo J
Specialties: Genetics
IDWeek 2020
Virtual [in-person conference canceled], October 21 - 25, 2020
Lower indeterminate rates using single lithium-heparin tube blood collection for the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold Plus (QFT®-Plus) test
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Bi , C, Clark, R, Kapoor, H, Kroll, MH, Meyer, W, Salm, A
Authors: Clark RB, Master R, Kapoor H, Kroll MH, Bi C, Salm AE, Meyer WA III
Specialties: Infectious Disease
Increasing odds of resistance for subsequent urinary E. coli isolates
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Kapoor, H, Salm, A
Authors: Frisbie L, Weissman S, Kapoor H, D’Angeli M, Salm A, Rabinowitz P
Specialties: Infectious Disease
Plazomicin Susceptibility Testing using ETEST® MIC for Enterobacterales
Authors: Ying Y, Armstrong T, Blanchard L, Denys G, Kresken M, Pompilio M, Zambardi G
Specialties: Infectious Disease
ASN (American Society of Nephrology) Kidney Week 2020
Virtual [in-person conference canceled], October 20 - 25, 2020
Workplace Outreach Program Facilitates Referral into Physician Care and Diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Disease
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Arellano, AR, Bare, L, Barlan, C, Birse, CE, Devlin, J, Fragala, M, Iakoubova, OA, Tong, CH
Authors: Iakoubova OA, Tong CH, Rowland CM, Arellano AR, Bare LA, Fragala MS, Devlin JJ, Birse CE
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
FMX 2020: Family Experience Medicine - American Academy of Family Physicians Annual Meeting 2020
Virtual [in-person conference canceled], October 13 - 17, 2020
Drug Misuse in America 2019: Physician Perspectives and Diagnostic Insights on the Evolving Drug Crisis
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Gudin, J, Kain, J, Kaufman, HW, Niles, JK
Authors: Gudin J, Kain J, Kaufman H, Niles J
Specialties: Prescription Drug Monitoring, Primary Care, Toxicology/Pain Management
CAP20: College of American Pathologists Annual Meeting 2020
Virtual [in-person conference canceled], October 10-13, 2020
Anti-Xa assays For the Determination of Therapeutic Unfractionated Heparin (UFH) Anticoagulation: Can One Switch From One Assay to the Other?
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Dlott, J, Racke, FK, Sahud, M, Wong, ECC
Authors: Wong ECC, Rozenvald I, Nadow M, Sahud M, Racke F, Dlott JS
Frontiers in Pediatric Genomic Medicine 2020
Virtual [in-person conference canceled], September 24-25, 2020
Practical tool for coverage metrics standardization for disparate variant call outputs via NGS read depth statistics re-computation
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Bhattacharya, A, Elzinga, C, Gerasimova, A, Grupe, A, Lacbawan, F, Nguyen, Q, Rosenthal, SH
Authors: Gerasimova A, Bhattacharya A, Rosenthal S, Nguyen Q, Kazmierkiewicz K, Sunkara S, Elzinga C, Grupe A, Moler E, Lacbawan F
Specialties: Genetics, Oncology, Pediatrics
SOFT 2020: Society of Forensic Toxicologists
Virtual [in-person conference canceled], September 21-25, 2020
Assessment of urinary buprenorphine, norbuprenorphine and naloxone concentrations in patients in prescription drug monitoring programs
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Jenkins, AJ
Authors: Solano R, Jenkins AJ
Specialties: Toxicology/Pain Management
Urinary hydrocodone and metabolite concentrations in patients in prescription drug monitoring programs
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Chen, L, Jenkins, AJ
Authors: Chen L, Jenkins AJ
Specialties: Toxicology/Pain Management
CDC STD Prevention Conference 2020
Virtual [in-person conference canceled], September 14-24, 2020
IATDMCT 2020
Virtual [in-person conference canceled], September 13-16, 2020
The diagnosis and treatment of ethylene glycol poisoning
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Boyar, F, Jenkins, AJ
Authors: Jenkins A, Amato R, Xiong Y
Specialties: Toxicology/Pain Management
PAINWeek 2019
Virtual [in-person conference canceled], September 8-12, 2020
The Crisis Within the Crisis: Fentanyl Abuse and COVID-19
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Gudin, J, Kaufman, HW, Niles, JK, Radcliff , J
Authors: Gudin J, Niles J, Radcliff J, Kaufman H
Specialties: COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Toxicology/Pain Management
2020 Associated Professional Sleep Societies Annual Meeting (SLEEP 2020)
Virtual [in-person conference canceled], August 27-30, 2020
Individuals with metabolic syndrome and unrecognized sleep apnea can be identified by an employer-sponsored healthcare program and at-home sleep study
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Arellano, AR, Bare, L, Birse, CE, Devlin, J, Fragala, M, Iakoubova, OA, Tong, CH
Authors: Iakoubova OA, Tong C, Arellano A, Bare LA, Fragala MS, Devlin JJ, Birse CE
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
AACR 2020: American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2020
Virtual [in-person conference canceled], June 22-24, 2020
Comparison of variants identified by next-generation sequencing panels: A 48-gene panel for myeloid neoplasms and a 35-gene panel for hematologic neoplasms
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Catanese, JJ, Chong, HK, Elzinga, C, Grupe, A, Lacbawan, F, Ma, C, Owen, R, Racke, FK, Rosenthal, SH
Authors: Rosenthal SH, Chong H, Ma C, Sugganth D, Owen R, Catanese J, Elzinga C, Grupe A, Freitas T, Graham J, Racke F, Lacbawan F
Specialties: Oncology
Highly specific copy number variant-flagging algorithm using next-generation sequencing in cancer-predisposition genes
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Buller-Burckle, A, Lacbawan, F, Rosenthal, SH, Smolgovsky, A
Authors: Rosenthal SH, Zhang K, Liu Y, Owen R, Smolgovsky A, Buller-Burckle A, Lacbawan F
Specialties: Oncology
ASM MIcrobe 2020: American Society for Microbiology
Virtual [in-person conference canceled], June 18 - July 30
Mycoplasma genitalium Trends among Men and Women in a National Reference Laboratory Database
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Kagan, R, Marlowe, M
Authors: Marlowe E, Kagan R
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Women's Health/OB/GYN
Two-Year Antibiogram Data for Helicobacter pylori from a National Reference Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Azad, K, Kagan, R, Marlowe, M, Schwab, D
Authors: Azad KN, Kagan RM, Huang X, Marlowe EM, Schwab DA
Specialties: Infectious Disease
HIV-1 Integrase Next Generation Sequencing of Proviral DNA Compared to Plasma RNA
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Baumann, R, Baxter, JD, Kagan, R
Authors: Kagan RM, Baumann RE, Baxter J
Candida Auris: Antifungal Susceptibility Results in Clinical Isolates
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Bao, J, Jones, RS, Master, R, Shier, K
Authors: Bao JR, Shier KL, Master RN, Clark RB, Moore EC, Jones RS
Specialties: Infectious Disease
T-SPOT®.TB Assay Using Extended Stored Blood Samples and Alternative Anticoagulant; A Validation Study
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Bao, J, Clark, R, Jones, RS, Mason, PW, Shier, K
Authors: Bao JR, Mathew, FP, Jones RS, Mason PW, Hutchens Maxwell JM, Master RN, Clark RB, Shier KL
Specialties: Infectious Disease
2020 ADA Virtual: American Diabetes Association 80th Scientific Sessions
Virtual [in-person conference canceled], June 12-16, 2020
Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Is Reduced in the Second Year of a Digital Diabetes Prevention Program in a Workplace Setting
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Arellano, AR, Bare, L, Birse, CE, Fragala, M, Lagier, R
Authors: Birse CE, Fragala MS, Arellano AR, Bare LA, Castro Sweet CM, Lagier RJ
Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
ENDO Online 2020: Annual Meeting and Expo of the Endocrine Society
Virtual [in-person conference canceled], June 8-22, 2020
Sequential Testing to Assess Insulin Resistance in the Course of Participation in a Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Larsen, J, McPhaul, MJ
Authors: McPhaul MJ, Larsen JA, Brandon MM
Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Identification of IGF-1 variants in a clinical study of 307,000 specimens: discrepancies with general population and novel discoveries
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Clarke, NJ, McPhaul, MJ, Motorykin, I, Wu, Z
Authors: Motorykin I, McPhaul MJ, Clarke NJ, Wu Z
Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
ESHG 2020: European Human Genetics Virtual Conference
Virtual [in-person conference canceled], June 6 - 9, 2020
Evaluating diagnostic challenges with ABCA4-related retinal disease - experience with a 7500 IRD patient cohort sent for genetic diagnostics
Authors: Känsäkoski J, Kämpjärvi K, Tuupanen S, Wells K, Sarantaus L, von Nandelstadh P, Merkkiniemi K, Västinsalo H, Mårtensson E, Carro RP, Sankila E-M, Koskenvuo JW, Myllykangas S, Alastalo T-P
Specialties: Genetics
AAN 2020: American Academy of Neurology Annual meeting 2020
Cancelled but abstracts are available online, April 25 - May 1, 2020
Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibodies: results from first 1045 specimens tested at a clinical reference laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Batish, SD, Datta, V, Katzman, E, Radcliff , J, Sansoucy, BG
Authors: Batish SD, Datta V, Radcliff J, Katzman EM, Sansoucy B
Specialties: Neurology
Distribution of mutations associated with congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS): results from the first 54 specimens tested at a clinical reference laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Batish, SD, Datta, V, Lebron, F, Meservey, MA, Radcliff , J, Wang, Z
Authors: Batish SD, Wang Z, Lebron F, Meservey MA, Radcliff J, Datta V
Specialties: Genetics, Neurology
Disclaimer: One or more of the authors of this publication were employed at the time by Athena Diagnostics, a subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics.
ACMG 2020: Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting
San Antonio, TX, March 17-21, 2020
Prenatal Cell-Free DNA Screening for 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: Positive Predictive Value Estimates from a Large US Clinical Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Alagia III, DP, Anderson, B, Guy, C, Lacbawan, F, Owen, R
Authors: Kahl K, Guy C, Karamata N, Owen R, Anderson B, Zhang K, Lacbawan FL, Alagia DP
Specialties: Genetics, Neurology, Women's Health/OB/GYN
Frequency of Incidental Maternal Mosaic and Variant Turner Syndrome Detected by NIPT in a Pregnant Cohort
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Anderson, B, Blazejewski, L, Boyar, F, Guy, C, Zhang, K
Authors: Blazejewski LM, Guy C, Owen R, Anderson B, Zhang K, Boyar FZ, Alagia DP
Specialties: Genetics, Neurology, Women's Health/OB/GYN
Exome testing improves diagnosis in case of individual presenting with overgrowth and global developmental delay carrying a 22q11.2 proximal duplication
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Karbassi, I, Owen, R, Raval, FM
Authors: Hayes H, Karbassi I, Powis Z, Raval F, Owen R
L-Alloisoleucine Levels in a Case Series of Patients With Isovaleric Acidemia
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Salazar, D, Tanpaiboon, P
Authors: Tanpaiboon P, Sharma R, Kucera C, Salazar D
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
AAPM 2020: American Academy of Pain Medicine, 36th Annual Meeting
National Harbor, MD, February 26 - March 1, 2020
Drug Misuse in America 2019: Physician Perspectives and Diagnostic Insights on the Evolving Drug Crisis
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Niles, JK
Authors: Gudin J, Kain J, Kaufman H, Niles J
Specialties: Toxicology/Pain Management
2019
AHA 2019: American Heart Association, Scientific Sessions
Philadelphia, PA, November 16-18, 2019
Annual Screening and Digital Behavioral Counseling in a Workplace Setting Reduce 10-year Cardiovascular Risk
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Birse, CE, Fragala, M, Iakoubova, OA, Lagier, R
Authors: Iakoubova OA, Lagier RJ, Fragala MS, McNamara K, Castro Sweet CM, Birse CE
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
High Concordance of Non-ideal Cardiovascular Health Metrics in a Nation-wide Study of 5,364 Spouse-pairs
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Devlin, J, Mora, S, Rowland, C, Shiffman, D
Authors: Shiffman D, Louie JZ, Devlin JJ, Rowland CM, Mora S
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Correlation Of Measures Of Cardiovascular Risk To Novel Proteomic Measure Of HDL Function
Quest Diagnostics Authors: McPhaul, MJ
Authors: Penn MS, Chronos N, DeSantis D, Collier T, McPhaul MJ
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Effects of marine omega-3 supplementation on fatty acids and bioactive lipids and associations with risk of cardiovascular disease: Secondary analysis from the randomized VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Larsen, J, Wohlgemuth, JG
Authors: Demler OV, Liu Y, Watrous J, Gibson H, Lagerborg K, Dashti H, Camargo CA Harris WS Jr., Wohlgemuth JG, Najhawan M, Dao K, Prentice J, Larsen JA, Okereke O, Costenbader K, Buring JE, Ramachandran VS, Manson JE, Cheng S, Jain M, Mora S
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
NSGC 2019: National Society of Genetic Counselors 37th Annual Conference
Salt Lake City, UT, November 5-8, 2019
Predictive genetic testing of children for adult-onset cancer risk: Testing indications and value of the laboratory genetic counselor
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Fesko, Y
Authors: Elaine C. Weltmer EC, Boehler K, Howell V, Tully DM, Wayne M, Brawer M, Fesko YA
Outreach Opportunities for the Genetic Counseling Community: Who is ordering predictive testing on minors for adult-onset cancer risk?
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Fesko, Y
Authors: Boehler K, Weltmer EC, Howell V, Tully DM, Wayne M, Brawer M, Fesko YA
Potential diagnostic ability of a rapid, targeted panel for critically ill newborns
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Krasner, M, Mullen, T
Authors: DL Stachiw-Hietpas, MR Krasner, SE Witherington and TE Mullen
Theoretical Diagnostic Yield of a Rapid, Targeted Genetic Panel for Critically Ill Newborns
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Hahn, S, Lacbawan, F
Authors: DL Stachiw-Hietpas, MR Krasner, SE Witherington, TE Mullen, SE Hahn, and FL Lacbawan
2019 National Association of Neonatal Nurses, Southern California Chapter
San Diego, CA, November 4, 2019
Theoretical diagnostic yield of a rapid, targeted genetic panel for critically ill newborns
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Hahn, S, Krasner, M, Lacbawan, F, Mullen, T, Stachiw-Hietpas, DL, Witherington, SE
Authors: Stachiw-Hietpas DL, Krasner MR, Witherington SE, Mullen TE, Hahn SE, and Lacbawan FL
CGA 2019
Salt Lake City, UT, November 3-5, 2019
Breast cancer risk among women with Lynch syndrome
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Racke, FK, Wong, ECC
Authors: Wong ECC, Noh L, Worfolk L, Wu W, Sahud M, Racke F, Dlott JS
Specialties: Genetics, Oncology, Women's Health/OB/GYN
AABB 2019: Advancing Transfusion and Cellular Therapies Worldwide
San Antonio, TX, October 19-22, 2019
Repeat Serotonin Release Testing for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia after Initial Negative or Indeterminate Evaluation: A 3-Year Retrospective Study of Results from a US National Reference Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Dlott, J, Racke, FK, Sahud, M, Wong, E, Worfolk, L
Authors: Wong ECC, Noh L, Worfolk L, Wu W, Sahud M, Racke F, Dlott JS
Specialties: Hematology/Hemostasis/Thrombosis
ASHG 2019: The American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting
Houston, TX, October 15-19, 2019
Development and validation of a 2-step PCR library preparation method for the detection of GBA mutations by next generation sequencing
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Buller-Burckle, A, Gerasimova, A, Owen, R, Rosenthal, SH, Smolgovsky, A
Authors: Renius Owen, Sun Hee Rosenthal, Anna Gerasimova, Alla Smolgovsky, Arlene Buller-Burckle, and Felicitas Lacbawan
Specialties: Clinical and Lab healthcare professionals, Genetics, Laboratory, Oncology
Validation of scoring metrics to guide the classification of constitutional copy number variants
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Kantarci, S
Authors: Riggs ER, Andersen E, Cherry AM, Kantarci S, Kearney H, Ankita Patel, Raca G, Ritter DI, South ST, Thorland EC, Pineda-Alvarez D, Aradhya S, and Lese Martin C
Specialties: Genetics
IDWeek 2019
Washington, DC, Octboer 2-6, 2019
Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Clinical Escherichia coli Urinary Isolates by Outpatient Practice Type
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Kapoor, H, Salm, A
Authors: Frisbie L, Weissman S, Kapoor H, D’Angeli, M, Salm A, Rabinowitz P
Specialties: Infectious Disease
Risk Factors for Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia coli Urinary Isolates in Outpatients
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Kapoor, H, Salm, A
Authors: Frisbie L, Weissman S, Kapoor H, D’Angeli M, Salm A, Rabinowitz P
Specialties: Infectious Disease
ISNS 2019: International Society for Neonatal Screening
Hanzhou, China, September 19-22, 2019
Newborn Screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency in California, 2010-2017
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Naides, SJ
Authors: Currier RJ, Amatuni G, Naides SJ, Sciortino S, Puck JM
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Pediatrics, Women's Health/OB/GYN
ASCP 2019; American Society for Clinical Pathology
Phoenix, AZ, September 11-13, 2019
Evaluation of a 42-gene Next Generation Sequencing Panel for Detection of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Mutations for Clinical Use
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Gerasimova, A, Lacbawan, F, Racke, FK, Rosenthal, SH
Authors: Rosenthal SH, Gerasimova A, Ma C, Sugganth D, Racke F, Lacbawan F
PAINWeek 2019
Las Vegas, NV, September 3, 2019
Shorter Drug Testing Intervals are Associated with Improved Drug Misuse Rates
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Gudin, J, Kaufman, HW, McClure, FL, Niles, JK
Authors: Gudin J, Mehta N, McClure FL, Niles JK, W Kaufman HW
Specialties: Toxicology/Pain Management
AMLI: 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting (The Association of medical Laboratory Immunologists)
Cleveland, OH, August 16-19, 2019
Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) igg index values in two immunoassays in relation to HSV-2 igg inhibition assay results
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Batterman, HJ, Prince, H, Schwab, D
Authors: Prince HE, Batterman, HJ and Schwab DA
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Women's Health/OB/GYN
CGC (Cancer Genomics Consortium): 2019 Annual Meeting
Nashville, TN, August 11-14, 2019
Plasma cell myeloma with a novel CCND1/ETV6 translocation
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Boyar, F, Haddadin, M, Ma, C
Authors: Mary H Haddadin, Peter H Bui, Charles Ma, Weidong Zhou, Fatih Z Boyar
Specialties: Hematology/Hemostasis/Thrombosis, Oncology
AACC 2019: 71st Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Exposition of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Anaheim, CA, August 4-8, 2019
Development and Validation of an LCMSMS Assay for Therapeutic Drugs in Urine
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Dermartirosian, A, Rezaei, S, Shah, A, Shahbol, E, Thomassian, K
Authors: Karin Thomassian, Anita Dermartirosian, Shaun Rezaei, Asad Shah, Edith Shahbol
Specialties: Toxicology/Pain Management
Assay For Select Antipsychotics Drugs By LC-MS/MS In Human Serum
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Dermartirosian, A, Rezaei, S, Shah, A, Shahbol, E
Authors: Anita Dermartirosian, Karin Thomassian, Asad Shah, Edith Shahbol, Shaun Rezaei,
Specialties: Toxicology/Pain Management
Assessment of an Immunoassay and LC-MS/MS for the Detection of Fentanyl in Human Urine
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Chen, L, Jenkins, AJ
Authors: Chen L, and Jenkins AJ.
Specialties: Toxicology/Pain Management
Molecular heterogeneity of Macroprolactin in samples suspected of false hyperprolactinemia
Quest Diagnostics Authors: McPhaul, MJ
Authors: Nguyen KQN, Langevin RH, McPhaul MJ, Hashim IA
Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
AAIC 2019: Annual Alzheimer's Association International Conference
Los Angeles, CA, July 14-18, 2019
Plasma β-Amyloid 1-42/1-40 Ratio Provides Insight into the Presence of Alzheimer’s Disease
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Clarke, NJ, Ginns, EI, Lagier, R, Morneau, KR, Neusch, T, Qeleshi, A, Rowland, C
Authors: Morneau KR, Sansoucy BG, Lagier RJ, Rowland CM, Neusch T, Qeleshi A, Ginns EI, Clarke NJ
Specialties: Neurology
ASM MIcrobe 2019: American Society for Microbiology
San Francisco, CA, June 20-24, 2019
Trends in HIV-1 Drug Resistance Mutations from a U.S. Reference Laboratory: 2006-2017
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Kagan, R, Kaufman, HW, Snell, GP
Authors: Kagan RM, Dunn KJ, Snell GP, Nettles RE, Kaufman HW
Specialties: Infectious Disease
Oxacillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Detection by Thermo Scientific Trek Sensititre Gram-Positive Plate vs. bioMerieux Using PBP2a as the Gold Standard
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Azad, K, Schwab, D
Authors: Azad KN, Farsinezhad M, Ang M, and Schwab DA
Specialties: Infectious Disease
2019 ADA: American Diabetes Association 79th Scientific Sessions
San Francisco, CA, June 7-11, 2019
Digital Behavioral Counseling in a Workforce Setting Reduces 8-year Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Birse, CE, Fragala, M, Lagier, R
Authors: Charles E Birse, Maren S Fragala, Anita Satish, Kelsey McNamara, Cynthia M Castro Sweet, Robert J Lagier
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
2019 ASMS: 67th Conference on American Society for Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics
Atlanta, GA, June 2-6, 2019
Isotopic Peak Index: a novel concept to simultaneously detect and identify 13 IGF-1 variants during routine clinical analysis
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Caulfield, MP, McPhaul, MJ, Motorykin, I, Wu, Z
Authors: Motorykin I, Caulfield MP, McPhaul MJ, Wu Z
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Urine Antidepressant Panel Screen and Confirmation by LCMSMS on Prelude
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Dermartirosian, A, Rezaei, S, Shah, A, Shahbol, E, Thomassian, K
Authors: Dermartirosian A, Shahbol E, Thomassian K, Shah A, Rezaei S
Specialties: Toxicology/Pain Management
ASCO 2019: Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Chicago, IL, May 31-June 4, 2019
Early Results from the BRCA Founder Outreach (BFOR) Study: Population Genetic Screening Using a Medical Model
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Fesko, Y
Authors: Morgan K, Gabriel C, Symecko H, Lester J, Levin J, Kamara D, Spielman K, Jenkins C, Hamilton JG, Y Fesko YA, Heitler J, Block J, Pace L, Robson ME, Nathanson K, Tung NM, Domchek S, Karlan B, Garber JE, Offit K
Clinical validation of long-range PCR assay for MLL (KMT2A) partial tandem duplications for acute myeloid leukemia
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Lacbawan, F, Li, H, Owen, R, Qu, K, Racke, FK, Rosenthal, SH
Authors: Rosenthal SH, Li H-R, Qu K, Liu Y, Owen R, Racke FK, Lacbawan FL
Analytical validation of a 47-gene NGS panel for molecular profiling of myeloid neoplasms
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Catanese, J, Chen, R, Chong, HK, Elzinga, C, Gerasimova, A, Grupe, A, Lacbawan, F, Li, H, Nguyen, Q, Owen, R, Qu, K, Racke, FK, Rosenthal, SH, Smolgovsky, A, Wolfson, D
Authors: Rosenthal SH, Gerasimova A, Li H-R, Qu K, Acab AJ, Chong HK, Zhang X, Nguyen Q, Smolgovsky A, Wolfson D, Chen R, Grupe A, Elzinga C, Owen R, Catanese J, Racke F, and Lacbawan F
ClinGen 2019: Curating the Clinical Genome Conference
Washington, DC, May 29-31, 2019
A de novo deletion of 3p21.31 disrupting SETD2
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Hodko, D
Authors: Hodko D, Mahon LW, Asaikar SM, and Kantarci S
IFCC 2019: 23rd IFCC-EFLM European Congress of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
Barcelona, Spain, May 19-23, 2019
Standardization of Advanced Lipoprotein Testing: the BioSITrace Project
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Caulfield, MP
Authors: Delatour V., Clouet-Foraison N., Gaie-Levrel F., Marcovina S., Hoofnagle A., Kuklenyik Z., Caulfield M., Otvos J., Krauss R., Kulkarni K., Contois J., Remaley A., Vesper H., Cobbaert C., Giller P.
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
ISPOR 2019: Improving Healthcare Decisions
New Orleans, LA, May 18-22, 2019
Screening for Chronic Kidney Disease and Connection to Care in a Workplace Wellness Setting: A Cost Effectiveness Analysis
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Devlin, J, Li, Y
Authors: Li Y and Devlin JJ
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Gastroenterology
NLA 2019: National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions
Miami, FL, May 16-19, 2019
A lost decade: No Meaningful Changes in Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in the United States, 2008-2017: Insights from a National Reference Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Kaufman, HW
Authors: Kaufman H, Schurr K., Underberg J.
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Lipidology
ASFA 2019: American Society for Apheresis Annual Meeting
Portland, OR, May 14-18, 2019
Monitoring Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia Antibody Reactivity in a Heart Failure Patient Undergoing Plasma Exchange and IVIg Prior to Heart Transplantation
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Wong, ECC
Authors: Wong ECC, May CW, Ershler WB, Desai S, Bogar LJ, Singh R, Banez-Sese G, Looby MM, Sahud M, Padmanabhan A
Specialties: Cardiology, Hematology/Hemostasis/Thrombosis, Transplant
Heterogeneity of Pediatric Apheresis Physician Viewpoints and Practice Patterns: A Study by the ASFA Pediatric Subcommittee
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Wong, ECC
Authors: Raval JS, Cooling L, Huq Saifee N, Joshi S, Kim H, Meyer E, O'Leary M, Park YA, Scheiderman J, Wong E, Delaney M
Specialties: Hematology/Hemostasis/Thrombosis, Pediatrics
ISLH 2019: XXXIst Annual International Symposium on Technical Innovations in Laboratory Hematology
Vancouver, Canada, May 9-11, 2019
A Rapid, Low Volume, and Inexpensive Point of Care Method to Verify Aliquot Samples as Serum, EDTA or Citrate Plasma
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Dlott, J, Wong, ECC, Worfolk, L
Authors: Jeffrey S. Dlott, Laura A. Worfolk, Edward C.C. Wong
Specialties: Hematology/Hemostasis/Thrombosis, Laboratory
ACOG 2019: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting
Nashville, TN, May 3-6, 2019
A Comprehensive Analysis of Allele Frequencies from 476,930 Spinal Muscular Atrophy Test Results
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Alagia III, DP, Evans, M, Karbassi, I, Lacbawan, F
Authors: Evans MC, Moore R, McCarthy M, Karbassi I, Alagia DP, Lacbawan F,
Specialties: Neurology
EASL: International Liver Congress 2019
Vienna, Austria, April 10-14, 2019
Increasing Number of Metabolic Co-Morbidities are Associated with Higher Risk of Advanced Fibrosis in Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Gish, R, Kaufman, HW
Authors: Wong RJ, Tran TT, Kaufman H, Niles J, Gish R
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
APHL Newborn Screening and Genetic Testing Symposium 2019
Chicago, IL, April 7-10, 2019
Newborn Screen for MPS1 (Hurler Syndrome) – the Washington, DC experience
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Tanpaiboon, P
Authors: Grant C, Lal TR, Crosby K, Hicks R, Viall S, Tanpaiboon P
Specialties: Genetics, Pediatrics, Women's Health/OB/GYN
SIMD (Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders) 2019
Bellevue, WA, April 6-9, 2019
Biotinidase biochemical and molecular analyses: Experience at Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute Biochemical Genetics Laboratory
Authors: Sharma R, Salazar D, Buller-Burckle A, Beierle R, Lobo RM, Lacbawan FL, Tanpaiboon P
Specialties: Neurology, Women's Health/OB/GYN
A new method for automated solid phase extraction of organic acids in urine followed by gas chromatography –time of flight mass spectrometry (GC/Q-TOF) analysis
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Clarke, NJ, Lacbawan, F, Tanpaiboon, P
Authors: Salazar D, Goldman S, Weber D, Ross J, Albi S, Patrimonio L, Albi A, Sharma R, Davoodi R, Guerrero RB, Boktor J, Lacbawan F, Tanpaiboon P, and Clarke N
Specialties: Neurology, Women's Health/OB/GYN
AHA QCOR 2019: American Heart Association Quality of Care and Outcomes Research, Scientific Sessions
Arlington, VA, April 5-6,2019
Adherence to Antihypertensive Prescription Medication Stratified by Gender and Age: An Employer-Sponsored Health Care Perspective
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Shiffman, D
Authors: Goldberg Z, Louie J, and Shiffman D
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
ACMG 2019: Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting
Seattle, WA, April 2 - 6, 2019
Lynch Syndrome Families with Breast Cancer: Majority of Observed Mutations Are in MSH6 and PMS2
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Fesko, Y, Lacbawan, F, Oddoux,, C, Rhodes , CH, Weltmer, E, Wilson, K
Authors: Weltmer Elaine C,, Wilson Kate L., Oddoux Carole, Rhodes Charlie H., Lacbawan Felicitas L., Fesko Yuri A.
Preliminary Insight into CADASIL Testing: Using Aggregate Patient Data from a Clinical Diagnostics Laboratory to Improve NOTCH3 Variant Interpretation
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Batish, SD, Karbassi, I, Lacbawan, F, Lapierre, JL, Maston, G, McCarthy, M, Mullen, T, Raval, FM
Authors: Raval FM, Lapierre JL, Maston G, Patel U, McCarthy M, Karbassi I, Batish SD, Mullen T, and Lacbawan F
Confirmatory methods used for germline NGS testing teach us about the strengths and weaknesses of molecular technologies
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Batish, SD, DiVincenzo, C, Evans, M, Lacbawan, F, Mullen, T, Rajapakse, J, Wang, Z
Authors: Thomas Mullen, Jalini Rajapakse, Matthew Evans, Christina DiVincenzo, Sat Dev Batish, Zhenyuan Wang, and Felicitas Lacbawan
Specialties: Genetics, Women's Health/OB/GYN
Maternal Chimerism as a Cause of Confounded Gender Reporting and Gender Discordance in cfDNA Screening
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Anderson, B, Blazejewski, L, Chen, N, Koch, S, Masiello, M, Owen, R, Schonberg, S
Authors: Blazejewski LM, Koch S, Masiello M, Chen N, Schonberg SA, Owen R, Zhang K, Anderson B, Lacbawan FL
Specialties: Genetics, Women's Health/OB/GYN
Looming False Negatives: Reconsidering the clinical significance of synonymous variants
Quest Diagnostics Authors: DiVincenzo, C, Hiller, E, Karbassi, I, Lacbawan, F, Maston, G, Mullen, T
Authors: Maston G, Hiller E, Karbassi I, DiVincenzo C, Mullen T, Lacbawan F
Specialties: Genetics
Anticipated Positive Rates for Genetic Testing in the General Population: a “Virtual Panel” Approach
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Hellman, A, Mullen, T, Nakles-Taylor, R, Nery, C
Authors: Hiller E, Maston G, Karbassi I, Andrew Hellman A, Nery C, Nakles-Taylor R, Mullen T
Double Heterozygotes and Carriers of Biallelic Pathogenic Variants Identified During Genetic Testing for Hereditary Cancer Risk at a Diagnostic Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Buller-Burckle, A, Chen, R, Hiller, E, Karbassi, I, Lacbawan, F, Nakles-Taylor, R, Nery, C, Rion, J
Authors: Nakles-Taylor R, Chen R, Rion J, Hiller E, Nery C, Karbassi I, Buller-Burckle A, Lacbawan F
Standards for the Classification and Reporting of Constitutional Copy Number Variants: A ClinGen/ACMG Joint Consensus Recommendation
Quest Diagnostics Authors: , V, Kantarci, S, Nakles-Taylor, R
Authors: Rooney Riggs E, Andersen E, Cherry AM, Kantarci S, Kearney H, Patel A, Raca G, Ritter DI, South ST, Thorland EC, Pineda-Alvarez D, Aradhya S, and Lese Martin C
MSACL-US 2019: 11th Annual Conference and Exhibits of the Association for Mass Spectrometry: Applications to the Clinical Laboratory
Palm Springs, CA, March 31-April 4, 2019
A proteomic predictor of lipoprotein function and coronary artery disease: from conception to launch
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Collier, T, Jin, Z
Authors: Timothy S Collier, Zhicheng Jin, Darlene LY Dai, Virginia Chen, Zsuzsanna Hollander, Raymond T Ng, Bruce M McManus, Robert Balshaw, Sophia Apostolidou, Marc S Penn, Cory Bystrom
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Disclaimer: One or more of the authors of this publication were employed at the time by Cleveland HeartLab, a subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics.
AACR 2019: American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2019
Atlanta, GA, March 29 - April 3, 2019
Workplace program that offers annual fecal immunochemical testing improves adherence to colorectal cancer screening guidelines
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Bare, L, Birse, CE, Fragala, M, Satish, A, Tong, CH
Authors: Carmen H. Tong, Anita Satish, Maren S. Fragala, Lance A. Bare, and Charles E. Birse
Specialties: General Health and Wellness, Oncology
Assessment of microsatellite instability (MSI) status in colorectal cancer tissue using a next-generation sequencing-based tumor profiling assay
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Arnal, S, Daniel, S, Lacbawan, F, Qu, K, Sheikholeslami, MR, Sunkara, S, Zhang, ZJ
Authors: Kevin Qu, Suzzette Arnal, Charles Ma, and Sugganth Daniel
ENDO 2019: 100th Annual Meeting and Expo of the Endocrine Society
New Orleans, LA, March 23-26
Simultaneous Monitoring of 13 IGF-1 Variants in a Clinical Mass Spectrometry Assay
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Caulfield, MP, McPhaul, MJ, Motorykin, I, Wu, Z
Authors: Ievgen Motorykin, Michael P. Caulfield, Michael J. McPhaul, Zengru Wu
Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Evaluation of Copeptin as a Surrogate for AVP in the Diagnosis of Water Metabolism Disorders
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Caston-Balderrama, A, Caulfield, MP, McPhaul, MJ
Authors: Michael J. McPhaul, Michael P. Caulfield, Anne L. Caston
Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Differences In Assay Results Can Be Traced To The Metabolism Of Administered Progesterone In Women Taking Progesterone Supplementation
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Caulfield, MP, McPhaul, MJ, Wu, Z
Authors: Zengru Wu, Ascot B Tabucan, Michael P Caulfield, Cheryl Briggs, Justin Joiner, John Abraham, Michael J McPhau
Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Women's Health/OB/GYN
Heterogeneity of Macroprolactin in Samples Suspected of False Hyperprolactinemia
Quest Diagnostics Authors: McPhaul, MJ
Authors: Khanh Quynh N. Nguyen, Rachel H. Langevin, Michael J. McPhaul, Ibrahim A. Hashim
Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
2019 South Texas Alzheimer's Conference
San Antonio, TX, February 25 - 26, 2019
A case of AMPAR2 encephalitis with impaired cognition
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Naides, SJ
Authors: Saadatpour L, Sullivan AC, Naides, SJ, Parker AS
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Neurology
2019: Lysosomal Disease Research & Conference
Orlando, FL, February 4 - 8, 2019
Newborn screen for MPS I (Hurler syndrome) – The Washington, DC experience
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Tanpaiboon, P
Authors: Grant C, T Lal TR, Crosby K, Hicks R, Viall S, Tanpaiboon P
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Pediatrics
ISDS 2019: International Society for Disease Surveillance - Annual Conference
San Diego, CA, January 29 - February 1, 2019
Measuring trends in hepatitis C testing with commercial laboratory data
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Kaufman, HW
Authors: Canary L, Thompson WW, Nelson NP, Kaufman H
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Laboratory
2018
ASH 2018: Am Society of Hematology
San Diego, December 1-4, 2018
Yearly Percent Incidence of Suspected Novel Oral Anticoagulant Interference on Thrombophilia Testing: A Nine Year Experience at a Reference Coagulation Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Dlott, J, Wong, E, Worfolk, L
Authors: Wong EC, Worfolk LA, Dlott JS
Specialties: Hematology/Hemostasis/Thrombosis
Five Year Study of Unfractionated Heparin Serotonin Release Testing at a Large U.S. Reference Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Dlott, J, Wong, E
Authors: Wong ECC, Sahud M, Noh LJ, Aboueyada AM, Frock RA, Haley CL, Dlott JS. William W. Wu
Specialties: Hematology/Hemostasis/Thrombosis
NSGC 2018: National Society of Genetic Counselors 37th Annual Conference
Atlanta, GA, November 14-17, 2018
AHA 2018: American Heart Association Scientific Sessions
Chicago, IL, November 10-14, 2018
Employee Wellness Program Can Identify Those Who May Benefit from Cholesterol Reduction Efforts
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Devlin, J, McPhaul, MJ, Shiffman, D
Authors: Devlin J, McPhaul M, Louie J, Shiffman D
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
A Novel Proteomic Predictor of Cholesterol Efflux Capacity Demonstrates Inverse Association with Cardiovascular Disease
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Bystrom, C
Authors: Jin Z, Collier TS, Dai DLY, Chen V, Hollander Z, Ng RT, McManus BM, Balshaw R, Apostolidou S, Penn MS, Bystrom C
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Genetics
Genetic Risk Score Associated With Atrial Fibrillation Detected by Insertable Cardiac Monitoring in High-Risk Patients: A REVEAL AF Trial Sub-Study
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Devlin, J
Authors: Verma A, Reiffel JA, Wachter R, Kowey PR, Halperin JL, Gersh BJ, Elkind MSV, Tong CH, Rowland CM, Devlin JJ, Ziegler PD, Iakoubova OA
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
AASLD 2018: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
San Francisco, CA, November 9-13, 2018
Changing National and Regional Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection (HBV) among Reproductive-Aged Women and Children in the U.S., 2011-2017
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Chen, Z, Kaufman, HW
Authors: Kushner T, Chen Z, Tressler S, Kaufman H, Jones-López EC, Feinberg J, Terrault N
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Pediatrics, Women's Health/OB/GYN
2018 Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) Annual Meeting & Expo
San Antonio, TX, November 1-3, 2018
Adjusting the pH of urine samples provides a more accurate measurement of cytomegalovirus viral load by correcting stability of the nucleic acid in urine samples
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Galdzicka , M
Authors: Galdzicka M, Strong J
Specialties: Infectious Disease
Noninvasive Prenatal Screening: Can we identify fetuses that are mosaic 45,X/46,XY?
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Buller-Burckle, A, Owen, R
Authors: Chen N, Zhang Q, Masiello ML, Buller-Burckle A, Owen R, Quan F
Specialties: Genetics, Women's Health/OB/GYN
BRAF V600E and beyond in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and other solid tumors
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Horton, C, McNeill, N
Authors: Horton CJ, McNeill N, Freitas T, Shiller M
Specialties: Oncology
Concomitant PD-L1 Expression and Driver Oncogenes in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Horton, C, McNeill, N
Authors: McNeill N, Horton CJ, Freitas T, Shiller M
Specialties: Oncology
Kidney Week 2018 (ASN)
San Diego, CA, October 23-28, 2018
Individuals with unrecognized chronic kidney disease can be identified and referred into care by a workplace wellness program
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Arellano, AR, Bare, L, Birse, CE, Devlin, J, Iakoubova, OA
Authors: Iakoubova OA, Arellano AR, Tong CH, Bare LA, Devlin JJ and Birse CE
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Gastroenterology
ASHG 2018: The American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting
San Diego, October 16-20, 2018
A straightforward method to improve variant calling sensitivity for a MSH2 splicing mutation (c.942+3A>T) using GATK tools
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Buller-Burckle, A, Gerasimova, A, Grupe, A, Moler, E, Rosenthal, SH, Smolgovsky, A
Authors: Gerasimova A, Rosenthal SH, Wolfson D, Smolgovsky A, Grupe A, Buller-Burckle AGerasimova A, Rosenthal SH, Wolfson D, ASmolgovsky A, Grupe A, Buller-Burckle A, Edward Moler E, Elzinga C, Edward Moler E, Elzinga C
Re-computing NGS read depth statistics to standardize QC of disparate variant call outputs for clinical genomics applications
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Bhattacharya, A, Gerasimova, A, Moler, E, Nguyen, Q
Authors: Bhattacharya A, Gerasimova A, Nguyen Q, Elzinga C, Moler E
Specialties: Genetics
Scaling the Resolution of Sequence Variant Classification Discrepancies in ClinVar
Authors: Harrison SM, Dolinksy JS, Chen W, Coffey A, Collins CD, Das S, Deignan JL, Garber KB, Garcia J, Jarinova O, Karbassi I, Knight Johnson AE, Koskenvuo JW, Lee H, Mao R, Maver A, Mar-Heyming R, McFaddin A, Moyer K, Nagan N, Rentas S, Santani AB, Saunders C, Seppälä EH, Shirts B, Tidwell T, Topper S, Vincent LM, Vinette K and Rehm HL
Specialties: Genetics
Evaluating Dosage Sensitivity of Genes Associated with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Kantarci, S
Authors: Riggs ER, Barry C-A,Ahn JW, Brandt T, Cano O, Cao Y, Goodenberger M, Kantarci S, Khan W, Li G, Ngo C, Risheg H, Runke C, Su M, Shen Y, Aradhya S, Thorland E, and Martin CL
Detection of Alpha-thalassemia common large deletions by Next Generation Sequencing
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Lacbawan, F, Owen, R
Authors: Rosenthal SH, Gerasimova A, Owen R, Catanese J, Buller-Burckle A, and Lacbawan F
Specialties: Genetics, Women's Health/OB/GYN
ABB 2018:
Boston, MA, October 13-16, 2018
Management of Perioperative Coagulopathy–Are There Alternatives to Plasma Transfusion?
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Wong, E
Specialties: Hematology/Hemostasis/Thrombosis
AAFP 2018
New Orleans, LA, October 9-13, 2018
ACG 2018: American College of Gastroenterology
Philadelphia, PA, October 5-10, 2018
Correlation of Quantitative Hepatitis B surface antigen (qHBsAg) with Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA levels as an indicator of viral clearance
Authors: Lapé Nixon ML,, Kagan RM, Schwab DA,, Pesano RL,, Baumann RE., Batterman HJ.
Specialties: Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease
IDWeek 2018
San Francisco, October 3-7, 2018
Hepatitis C Virus in Women of Child-bearing Age, Pregnant Women and Young Children
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Kaufman, HW
Authors: Schillie SF,, Canary L, Koneru A, Nelson NP,, Tanico W, Kaufman KW., Hariri S,, Vellozzi CJ.
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Pediatrics, Women's Health/OB/GYN
WCLC 2018: IASLC 19th World Conference on Luncg Cancer
Toronto, Canada, September 25-26, 2018
Real-World Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Testing Practices: Results From a Survey in the United States
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Racke, FK
Authors: Bloom K, Sudarsanam S, Hwang H, Racke F, Astrow SH, Moran M, Chloda MD, Sheng J, Ramage J, Mardekian J, Iafrate J
Specialties: Oncology
PAINWeek 2018
Las Vegas, NV, September 4-8, 2018
Concurrent Use of Opioid and Benzodiazepine:What the Prescription Drug Monitoring Database Does Not Tell You
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Gudin, J, Kaufman, HW, McClure, FL, Niles, JK
Authors: Gudin F, McClure FL, Niles JK, Kaufman HW
Specialties: Toxicology/Pain Management
INFORM Symposium 2018: International Network for Fatty Acid Oxidation Research and Management
Athens, Greece, , September 2-3, 2018
Diagnosis of Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders: Experience at Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute Biochemical Genetics Laboratory.
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Lacbawan, F, Tanpaiboon, P
Authors: Sharma R, Tanpaiboon P, Salazar D, Bonilla-Guerrero R, Lacbawan FL, Asaikar SM
CDC STD Prevention Conference 2018
Washington, DC, August 27- 30
Retesting rates after a positive Chlamydia trachomatis test result: experience from a large clinical reference laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Alagia III, DP, Waters, S, Wrenn, D
Authors: Alagia P, Waters SM, Okoye I, Wrenn D
Specialties: Clinical and Lab healthcare professionals, Infectious Disease, Laboratory, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Women's Health/OB/GYN
IMSC 2018: XXII International Mass Spectrometry Conference
Florence,Italy, August 26-31, 2018
A Novel High-Throughput Antibody-free LC-MS/MS assay to Quantitate Chromogranin-A in Serum (Encore Poster)
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Caulfield, MP, Clarke, NJ, McPhaul, MJ
Authors: Weber DM, Goldman S, McPhaul MJ, Caulfield MP, Clarke NJ
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Neurology
AMLI 31st Annual Meeting, 2018: The Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists
Scottsdale, AZ, August 17-20, 2018
Laboratory Methods in Autoimmune Neurology
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Naides, SJ
Specialties: Neurology, Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy
Influence of age on bordetella pertussis antibody levels in blood donor sera collected in 2009 and 2017
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Schwab, D
Authors: Prince HE, Schwab DA
Specialties: Infectious Disease
AACC 2018: Am Assoc for Clin Chemistry
Chicago, IL, July 29 - Aug 2
Polymorphisms of LEP, LEPR, DRD2, HTR2A and HTR2C genes and risperidone- or clozapine-induced hyperglycemia
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Yang, S
Authors: Yang, S
Specialties: Clinical and Lab healthcare professionals, Laboratory, Toxicology/Pain Management
Polymorphisms of LEP, LEPR, DRD2, HTR2A and HTR2C genes and risperidone- or clozapine-induced hyperglycemia
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Kroll, MH
Authors: Kroll, M
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Genetics, Neurology
Temporal Patterns of Troponin I and Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction in Cryptococcus gattii Infection
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Hoekstra, K
Authors: Hoekstra, K
Specialties: Infectious Disease
Molecular heterogeneity of Macroprolactin in samples suspected of false hyperprolactinemia
Quest Diagnostics Authors: McPhaul, MJ
Authors: Nguyen KN, Langevin R, McPhaul M, Hashim LA
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Technological Advances in Allergen-specific IGE antibody testing (Oral presentation)
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Horner, A
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy
ADA 2018: 78th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association
Orlando, FL, June 22-26, 2018
Reduction of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk in a Workforce after Digital Behavioral Counseling
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Birse, CE, Lagier, R
Authors: Birse CE, Lagier RJ, Chew P, Jasik C, Madero EN
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
PLUGS Summit 2018
Seattle, WA, June 13th - 15th, 2018
Clinical laboratory stewardship at a large commercial laboratory: Flexing genetic assistant skills
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Franklin, CR
Authors: Guy C, Wilson K, Franklin C
Specialties: Genetics, Laboratory
Human Genetic Variation and Disease Conference 2018
Biddeford, ME, June 10 - 15, 2018
Leveraging gnomAD sub-population frequency data in variant interpretation
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Hiller, E
Authors: Hiller E, Maston G, Bogenschutz J, Farinas A, Lapierre J, Medeiros K, Nakles-Taylor R, Raval F, Nery C, Karbassi I, Lacbawan F
Specialties: Genetics
ASM Microbe 2018 (American Society for Microbiology)
Atlanta, GA, June 7-11, 2018
Rapid, Accurate Identification of Candida auris by Using a Novel MALDI-TOF Database (Library)
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Azad, K, Bao, J, Master, R, Schwab, D, Shier, K
Authors: Bao Jian R., Master Ronald N., Azad Kamran N., Schwab Dale A., Clark Richard B, Jones Robert S, Moore Elizabeth C., . Shier Kileen L.
Specialties: Infectious Disease
Rapid, Accurate Identification of Candida auris by Using a Novel MALDI-TOF Database (Library)
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Azad, K, Bao, J, Master, R, Schwab, D, Shier, K
Authors: Bao Jian R., Master Ronald N., Azad Kamran N., Schwab Dale A., Clark Richard B, Jones Robert S, Moore Elizabeth C., . Shier Kileen L.
Specialties: Infectious Disease
Rapid, Accurate Identification of Candida auris by Using a Novel MALDI-TOF Database (Library)
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Azad, K, Bao, J, Master, R, Schwab, D, Shier, K
Authors: Bao Jian R., Master Ronald N., Azad Kamran N., Schwab Dale A., Clark Richard B, Jones Robert S, Moore Elizabeth C., . Shier Kileen L.
Specialties: Infectious Disease
ICA 2018: 11th International Congress on Autoimmunity 2018
Lisbon, Portugal, May 16 - 20, 2018
Variability in ICAP (International Consensus on ANA Patterns) Pattern Reporting in Testing for Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) by Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA)
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Naides, SJ
Authors: Naides S, Genzen J, Abel G, Bashleben C, Ansari MQ
Specialties: Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy
Variability in Method of Testing for Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA): A Survey of Participants in the College of American Pathologist’s (CAP) Proficiency Testing Program
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Naides, SJ
Authors: Naides S, Genzen J, Abel G, Bashleben C, Ansari MQ
Specialties: Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy
Apoptotic Bodies Containing dsdna Covalently Modified by Parvovirus b19 Non-structural Protein ns1 Induce dsdna Autoantibodies and End Organ Damage in Non-autoimmune Mice
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Naides, SJ
Authors: Pirttinen H, Puttaraksa K, Lagier RJ, Naides SJ, and Gilbert L
Specialties: Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy
AAN 2018: American Academy of Neurology Annual meeting 2018
Los Angeles, CA, April 21 - 27, 2018
Development and Validation of Immunoassays for Paraneoplastic Neurological Disorders using a Parallel Nanoscale Microfluidic Analysis System
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Batish, SD, Clarke, NJ, Higgins, JJ
Authors: Trela UT, Morneau K, Sansoucy BG, Goldberger A, Xharja R, Twombly K, Apiri OK, Borowy D, Katzman EM, Noyst B, Loveland P, Willis JL, Jocson M, Wang Z, Dev Batish S, Clarke NJ, and Higgins JJ
Specialties: Neurology
The Frequency of LRP4 Autoantibodies in Serum Specimens Sent to a Clinical Laboratory for Myasthenia Gravis Testing
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Batish, SD, Higgins, JJ
Authors: Batish Sat Dev, Sansoucy Brian, Goldberger Amy, Morneau Keith, Trela Urszula T., Qeleshi Altin, Meservey Marc, Willis Jamie, Katzman Emily, Noyst Beth, Gagnon Kelsey, Ngo Diana H., Higgins Joseph J.
Specialties: Neurology
Analysis of 234 Epilepsy Genes for Sequence and Copy Number Variants Using Next Generation Sequencing
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Higgins, JJ
Authors: Wang Z, Meservey M, Karbassi I, Dev Batish S, Maston G, McCarthy M, Higgins J
Specialties: Neurology
ACMG 2018: Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting
Charlotte, NC, April 10-14, 2018
Detection and Confirmation of Two Jacobsen Syndrome Microdeletions by Prenatal Cell-free DNA Screening
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Blazejewski, L, Lacbawan, F, Owen, R
Authors: Epstein BK., Blazejewski LM., Owen R., Anderson BP., Zhang K., Chen N., Ilagan BJ., Lacbawan FL
Specialties: Genetics, Women's Health/OB/GYN
The Frequency and Spectrum of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Variants in 785 Puerto Rican Individuals Tested by a Diagnostic Reference Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Lacbawan, F
Authors: Nakles-Taylor R, Chen R, Hiller E, Nery C, Karbassi I, Lacbawan F
Demonstration that Absence of Co-occurrences with Known Pathogenic Variants Can Be Used as Evidence of Pathogenicity for an Uncertain Variant
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Higgins, JJ, Lacbawan, F
Authors: Maston GA, Fischer H, LaPierre J, Love A, Forum Raval F., Elzinga CD, DiVincenzo C, Karbassi I, Dev Batish S, Wang Z, Higgins JJ, and Lacbawan F
Specialties: Genetics
Diagnostic Confirmation of 2 Jacobsen Syndrome Microdeletions by Prenatal Cell Free DNA Screening
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Blazejewski, L, Zhang, K
Authors: Epstein BK, Blazejewski LM, Owen R, Anderson BP, Zhang K, Chen N, Ilagan BJ, Lacbawan FL
Specialties: Genetics, Women's Health/OB/GYN
ENDO 2018: 99th Annual Meeting and Expo of the Endocrine Society
Chicago, IL, March 17-20, 2018
A Novel High-Throughput Antibody-free LC-MS/MS assay to Quantitate Chromogranin-A in Serum
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Caulfield, MP, Clarke, NJ, McPhaul, MJ
Authors: Weber DM, Goldman S, McPhaul MJ, Caulfield MP, Clarke NJ
Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Elevated Hemoglobin A1c is associated with incident diabetes within 4 years among normoglycemic, working-age individuals in an employee wellness program
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Devlin, J, McPhaul, MJ
Authors: Shiffman D, Tong CH, Devlin JJ, Meigs JB, McPhaul MJ
Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Derivatizing serum testosterone in patient samples increases throughput in a multiplexed LC-MS/MS assay
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Caulfield, MP, Clarke, NJ, McPhaul, MJ
Authors: Redor-Goldman MM, Colletti JD, Simbulan, NL, Caulfield, MP, McPhaul MJ, and Clarke NJ
Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Use of a Metabolomic Approach to Non-invasively Diagnose Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Caulfield, MP, McPhaul, MJ
Authors: Bril F, Millán L, Kalavalpalli S, McPhaul MJ, Caulfield MP, Martinez-Arranz I, Alonso C, Betes PO, Mato JM, Cusi K
Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Analysis of IGF-1 variants using high resolution mass spectrometry in a commercial testing laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Caulfield, MP, McPhaul, MJ
Authors: Wu Z, Sanders HR, Caulfield MP, McPhaul MJ
Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
MSACL 2018: The American Association for Mass Spectrometry: Application to the Clinical Lab
Palm Springs, California, January 21-25, 2018
Therapeutic drug monitoring of the newer generation anticonvulsant medications by LC-MS/MS
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Yang, S
Authors: Yang, He S. Thomassian K, Dermartirosian A
Specialties: Clinical and Lab healthcare professionals, Laboratory, Toxicology/Pain Management
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of lacosamide, a newer antiepileptic drug, by LC-MS/MS
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Yang, S
Authors: Yang S, Thomassian K, Dermartirosian A
Specialties: Clinical and Lab healthcare professionals, Laboratory, Toxicology/Pain Management
2017
SABCS 2017: San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
San Antonio, Texas, December 5-9, 2017
Cost-effectiveness of genetic testing with a hereditary cancer panel in women at risk of hereditary breast cancer
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Bare, L, Devlin, J, Li, Y
Authors: Li Y, Arellano AR, Bare LA, Devlin JJ
Specialties: Genetics, Oncology, Women's Health/OB/GYN
HepDART 2017: Hepatology biennial meeting
Kona, Hawaii, December 3-7, 2017
Quantitative serum hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) assay validation for U.S. patient testing
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Gish, R, Kapoor, H, Leake, JA, Pesano, RL, Schwab, D
Authors: LapeNixon M, Leake J, Kapoor H, Schwab D, Pesano R, Gish R
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy
AHA 2017: American Heart Association Scientific Sessions
Anaheim, California, November 11-15, 2017
Comparison of Fasting and Nonfasting Lipoprotein Subfractions and Size in 13,460 Apparently Healthy Individuals
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Caulfield, MP, Wohlgemuth, JG
Authors: Farukhi Z, Demler O, Caulfield MP, Kulkarni K, Wohlgemuth J, Cobble M, Luttmann-Gibson H, Cook NR, Krauss RM, Manson JE, Mora S
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Lipidology
APHA 2017: American Public Health Association, Annual Meeting
Atlanta, Georgia, November 4-8, 2017
Examination of mental health comorbidities among HCV-infected persons in the U.S.
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Kaufman, HW
Authors: Canary L, Thompson WW, Isenhour C, Kaufman H, Vellozzi C
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy
Laboratory Data for Public Health Surveillance of Prediabetes and Diabetes in California
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Kaufman, HW, McPhaul, MJ
Authors: Dingbaum E, Gernon L, Darsiea B,Taylor C, McPhaul M, Huang X, Kaufman H, Núñez de Ybarra J
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
2017 ACR/ARHP: American College of Rheumatology
San Diego, California, November 3-8, 2017
14-3-3 (eta) Protein in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) Patients
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Naides, SJ
Authors: Tuttle P, Feller L, Zhukov OS, Lagier RJ, Bridgforth R, Williams GJ, Popov JM, Naides SJ, Moore T
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy
Variability in Method of Testing for Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA): A Survey of Participants in the College of American Pathologist’s (CAP) Proficiency Testing Program
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Naides, SJ
Authors: Naides SJ, Genzen J, Abel G, Bashleben C, Qasim Ansari M
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy
Variability in ICAP (International Consensus on ANA Patterns) Pattern Reporting in Testing for Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) By Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA)
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Naides, SJ
Authors: Naides SJ, Genzen J, Abel G, Bashleben C, Qasim Ansari M
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy
Apoptotic Bodies Containing dsDNA Covalently Modified by Parvovirus B19 Non-structural Protein NS1 Induce dsDNA Autoantibodies and End Organ Damage in Non-autoimmune Mice
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Naides, SJ
Authors: Naides S, Puttaraksa K, Pirttinen H, Gilbert L
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy
AACC BayChem 2017
CA, October 27, 2017
Laboratory Testing of Heavy Metals in Blood Using ICP-MS (Oral presentation)
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Yang, S
Specialties: Clinical and Lab healthcare professionals, Laboratory, Toxicology/Pain Management
AASLD 2017: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Washington DC, October 20-24, 2017
ACC 2017: Middle East Conference 2017
Dubai, UAE, October 19-21, 2017
Racial Differences in Fasting and Nonfasting Lipoprotein Subfractions and Size in 12,178 Apparently Healthy Individuals
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Caulfield, MP, Wohlgemuth, JG
Authors: Farukhi Z, Demler O, Caulfield MP, Kulkarni K, Wohlgemuth J, Cobble M, Luttman-Gibson H, Cook NR, Krauss RM, Manson JE, Mora S
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
ATA 2017: 87th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association
Victoria, BC, Canada, October 18-22, 2017
Genetic analysis using Next Generation Sequencing in 46 pediatric thyroid cancer subjects: Genotype-Phenotype Correlations
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Hantash, FM, Reitz, R
Authors: Kadakia S, Jiang W, Nikita M, Cheng S, Reitz RE, Qu K, Li HX, Newbury RO, Hantash FM, Newfield R
UCSF-Quest Diagnostics Dementia Project 2017
San Francisco, California, October 18, 2017
Managing Chronic Conditions Dementia
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Higgins, JJ
Authors: Higgins JJ
Specialties: Neurology
ASHG 2017: The American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting
Orlando, Florida, October17-21, 2017
A 34-gene, NGS assay for common hereditary cancers reveals a high percentage of variants of unknown significance in the POLD1 and POLE genes.
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Lacbawan, F
Authors: Hodko D., Nakles-Taylor R., Chen R., Nery C., Karbassi I., Lacbawan F.
Specialties: Genetics, Laboratory, Oncology
FGT 2017: Foundation of Genetic Technologists 2017 Southeastern Regional Genetics Meeting
Chantilly, VA, September 17, 2017
Classical Cytogenetics: It's still relevant.
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Boles, D
Authors: Debra Boles
Specialties: Genetics
PES 2017: Pediatric Academic Society 10th International meeting of Pediatric Endocrinology
Washington, DC, September 14 - 17, 2017
The relationship between IGF-I and –II concentrations and body composition at birth and over the first 2 months of life
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Caulfield, MP, McPhaul, MJ, Reitz, R
Authors: Hawkes CP, Grimberg A, Kenny LC, Kiely M, O’B Hourihane J, Irvine AD, Sikora K, Larsen JA, Caulfield MP, Argon Y, Reitz RE, McPhaul MJ, Zemel BS, Murray DM
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Measurement of IGF-I and –II concentrations at birth by mass spectrometry in a large birth cohort: Correlation with anthropometry
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Caulfield, MP, McPhaul, MJ, Reitz, R
Authors: Hawkes CP, Murray DM, Kenny LC, Kiely M, O’B Hourihane J, Irvine AD, Sikora K, Larsen JA, Caulfield MP, Argon Y, Reitz RE, McPhaul MJ, Grimberg A.
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
NSGC 2017: National Society of Genetic Counselors 36th Annual Conference
Columbus, OH, September 13 - 16, 2017
Collaboration of Variant Science and Oncology Genetics in Prenatal Diagnosis for CMMRD: a Case Report
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Buller-Burckle, A, Lacbawan, F
Authors: Susan W. Koch, Elaine H. Hiller, Carolyn P. Castonguay, Kristin Zelley, Jennifer Hopper, Arlene M. Buller-Burckle, Felicitas L. Lacbawan
Specialties: Women's Health/OB/GYN
Understanding Characteristics of Industry Genetic Counselors to Inform Ongoing Workforce Discussions
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Hahn, SE
Authors: Amanda Bergner, Deepti Babu, Shelly Cummings, Susan Hahn, Kirsty McWalter, Christopher Ta
Specialties: Women's Health/OB/GYN
ASCP 2017; American Society for Clinical Pathology
Chicago, IL, September 6 - 8, 2017
Clinical and Economic Benefits of Cervical Cancer Co-Testing with 3- and 5-Year Intervals
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Hillborne, L
Authors: Michael J Lacey, Gregory M Lenhart, Jeffrey D Miller, Lee H Hilborne, Scott K Pohlman, Adrian Vilalta, Kathleen A Troeger, Juan C Felix
Specialties: Women's Health/OB/GYN
SSIEM 2017: Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 5-8, 2017
Fifteen years’ experience: Diagnosis of fatty acid oxidation disorders at Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute Biochemical Genetics Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Lacbawan, F
Authors: Sharma R, Salazar D, Bonilla-Guerrero R, Davoodi-Semiromi A, Neidich JA, Owen R and Lacbawan, FL
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Five years’ experience: Diagnosis of peroxisomal storage disorders by very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA) analysis at Quest Diagnostics Nichol’s Institute Biochemical Genetics Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Lacbawan, F
Authors: Sharma R, Salazar D, Bonilla-Guerrero R, Davoodi-Semiromi A and Lacbawan, FL.
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
AMLI 30th Annual Meeting, 2017: The Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists
Denver, CO, Aug 13 - 16, 2017
ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Introduction and a Case Study
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Lewis, C
Authors: Lewis C
Specialties: Infectious Disease
AACC 2017: 69th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo
San Diego, CA, July 30-Aug 3, 2017
Variability in Approach to Initial Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) Testing and Follow-Up Testing: a Survey of Participants in the College of American Pathologist’s Proficiency Testing Program
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Naides, SJ
Authors: Genzen JR, Abel G, Shan M, Bashleben C, Ansari MQ
Specialties: Infectious Disease
9th IAS Conference on HIV Science 2017 (International AIDS Society Meeting)
Paris, France, July 23 - July 26, 2017
Case report: Transmission of a primary integrase inhibitor resistance mutation identified in a Bronx, NY ambulatory clinic
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Batterman, HJ
Authors: Kanter T, Kagan R, Omara A, Menon A, Gonzalez E, Singh M, Zeana C, Kelly P, Cavallo M, Purswani M
Specialties: Infectious Disease
AAIC 2017: Alzheimer’s Association International Conference
London, England, UK, July 16 - 20, 2017
Development of a Novel Multi-Biomarker Assessment Score for Alzheimer’s Disease
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Clarke, NJ
Authors: Weber DM, Goldman S, Lagier R, Rowland C, Rissman R, Brewer J, Clarke N
Specialties: Neurology
NSCA 2017: National Strength and Conditioning Association Annual Conference
Las Vegas, NV, July 12 - 15, 2017
Development and validation of a self-collection blood test for athletic assessment of hormones
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Bi, C, Clarke, NJ, Fragala, M
Authors: M.S. Fragala, S.M. Goldman, C. Bi, M.M. Goldman, S.M. Arent, A.J. Walker, N.J. Clarke
Specialties: Sports Medicine
ISPD 2017: 21st Annual International Conference on Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy
San Diego, CA, July 9 - 12, 2017
Technical and Clinical Implications of Maternal Chromosome Xp Deletion Identified by Prenatal Cell-free DNA Screening
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Owen, R, Strom, C, Zhang, K
Authors: Ilagan B, Maxwell M, Fisher B, Milanovich J, Owen R, Anderson B, Zhang K and Strom C
Specialties: Women's Health/OB/GYN
Maternal derivative X chromosome with loss of Xq and gainof 4q identified following prenatal cfDNA screening:implications for clinical management
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Lacbawan, F, Rabin, D, Zhang, K
Authors: Guy C, Maxwell M, Owen R, Ghaffari G, Naggar ME, Anderson B, Zhang K, Rabin D, and Lacbawan F
Specialties: Women's Health/OB/GYN
FOCiS 2017: Federation of Clinical Immunology Society
Chicago, Il, June 14-17, 2017
Variability in Method of Testing for Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA): A Survey of Participants in the College of American Pathologist’s (CAP) Proficiency Testing Program
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Naides, SJ
Authors: Naides SJ, Genzen JR, Abel G, Shan M, Bashleben C, Ansari MQ
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy
Variability in ICAP (international Consensus on ANA Patterns) Pattern Reporting in Testing for Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) by Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA)
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Naides, SJ
Authors: Naides SJ, Genzen JR, Abel G, Shan M, Bashleben C, Ansar MQi
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy
ADA 2017: 77th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association
San Diego, CA, June 9-13, 2017
Serum Insulin and C-Peptide Levels Predict Insulin Resistance (IR) in Apparently Healthy Individuals
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Devlin, J, McPhaul, MJ
Authors: Abbasi F, Shiffman D, Tong CH, Devlin JJ, Reaven GM, McPhau MJl
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) Prediction by Hemoglobin A1c (A1C) in Real-World Scenarios
Quest Diagnostics Authors: McPhaul, MJ
Authors: Leong A, Daya N, Porneala B, Devlin JJ, Shiffman D, McPhaul MJ, Selvin E, Meigs JB
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
ASM Microbe 2017 (American Society for Microbiology)
New Orleans, June 1 - 5, 2017
Short Signature rpoB Gene Sequence to Differentiate Members of the Mycobacterium chelonae-M.abscessus Complex
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Clark, R
Authors: J. Bao, R. B. Clark, K. L. Shier, R. N. Master
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy
Regional Epidemiology of Enteric Pathogens in 2015
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Kapoor, H, Schwab, D
Authors: Kapoor H, Schwab DA, Cromien JL
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy
2017 ACSM 64th Annual Meeting (American College of Sports Medicine)
Denver, CO, May 30 - June 3, 2017
Associations of Aerobic and Strength Exercise with Clinical Laboratory Test Values
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Bi, C, Fragala, M, Kaufman, HW, Kroll, MH
Authors: Maren. S. Fragala, Caixia Bi, Michael Chaump, Harvey W. Kaufman, Martin H. Kroll
Specialties: Sports Medicine
Monitoring Markers of Nutrition Status Throughout a Collegiate Soccer Season
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Fragala, M
Authors: Courteney L. Benjamin, Robert A. Huggins, Ryan M. Curtis, Andrea R. Fortunati, Maren S. Fragala, Mathew L. Hall, Elaine C. Lee, David P. Looney, Chris A. West, Douglas J. Casa
Specialties: Sports Medicine
Monitoring Markers of Oxygen Transport Throughout A Collegiate Soccer Season
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Fragala, M
Authors: Andrea R. Fortunati, Robert A. Huggins, Ryan M. Curtis, Garrett J. Fontaine, Matthew L. Hall, Elaine C. Lee, David P. Looney, Chris A. West, Douglas J. Casa, Maren S. Fragala
Specialties: Sports Medicine
Monitoring Cardiovascular, Hepatic, Renal, And Hematological Markers Of Health In Collegiate Soccer Players
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Fragala, M
Authors: Courteney L. Benjamin, Robert A. Huggins, Ryan M. Curtis, Andrea R. Fortunati, Maren S. Fragala, Mathew L. Hall, Elaine C. Lee, David P. Looney, Chris A. West, Douglas J. CasaWilliam M. Adams, Robert A. Huggins, Ryan Curtis, Abigail T. Colburn, Andrea R. Fortunati, Matthew L. Hall, Maren S. Fragala, David P. Looney, Elaine C. Lee, Chris A. West, Douglas J. Casa
Specialties: Sports Medicine
Biomarkers of Endocrine, Muscle, and Inflammatory Health Track Training Load of a Collegiate Soccer
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Fragala, M
Authors: Robert A. Huggins, Ryan M. Curtis, Andrea R. Fortunati, Maren S. Fragala, Matthew L. Hall, Elaine C. Lee, David P. Looney, Chris A. West, Douglas J. Casa
Specialties: Sports Medicine
2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Houston, TX, May 17-20, 2017
Prevalence of Serum 14-3-3η in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Naides, SJ
Authors: Iris Reyhan, Olga S. Zhukov, Robert J. Lagier, Robert Bridgforth, Gary J Williams, Joanna M. Popov, Stanley J. Naides and Andreas Reiff
Specialties: Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy
2017: Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Houston, Texas, May 17-20, 2017
14-3-3π(eta) Protein in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Naides, SJ
Authors: Tuttle P, Feller L, Zhukov OS, Lagier RJ, Bridgforth R, Williams GJ, Popov J, Naides SJ, Moore T
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy
ACOG 2017: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting
San Diego, CA, May 6-9, 2017
Confined Placental Trisomy 18 Mosaicism Detected by Maternal Serum and Prenatal cfDNA Screening
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Maxwell, M, Rabin, D, Strom, C
Authors: Carrie Guy, Megan D. Maxwell, James L. Waurin, Arlene M. Buller-Burckle, Douglas S. Rabin, and Charles M. Strom
Specialties: Women's Health/OB/GYN
Confined Placental Trisomy 18 Mosaicism Detected by Maternal Serum and Prenatal cfDNA Screening
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Rabin, D, Strom, C
Authors: Carrie Guy, Megan D. Maxwell, James L. Waurin, Arlene M. Buller-Burckle, Douglas S. Rabin, and Charles M. Strom
Specialties: Women's Health/OB/GYN
ASFA 2017: American Society for Apheresis Annual Meeting
Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 3-6, 2017
Hemostasis Management and Therapeutic Plasma Exchange: Results of a Practice Survey
Authors: Nicole D. Zantek, Edward Wong, Yanhua Li, Leonard I. Boral, Chisa Yamada, Monica Pagano, Laura Cooling, Marian Rollins-Raval, Amy Schmidt, Roy E. Smith, Annika Svennsson, Jason Crane, YanYun Wu
Specialties: Hematology/Hemostasis/Thrombosis
AAN 2017: American Academy of Neurology Annual meeting 2017
Boston, MA, April 22-28, 2017
Clinical Testing for Titin and RyR Autoantibodies in Myasthenia Gravis
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Clarke, NJ, Higgins, JJ
Authors: Amy Goldberger, Keith R. Morneau, Brian G. Sansoucy, Nigel J. Clarke, and Joseph J. Higgins
Specialties: Neurology
LRP4 Autoimmune Reactivity in a Diverse DSN-Myasthenia Gravis Patient Population
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Clarke, NJ, Higgins, JJ
Authors: Keith R. Morneau, Brian G. Sansoucy, Amy Goldberger, Urzela T. Trela, Nigel J. Clarke, Joseph J. Higgins
Specialties: Neurology
Analysis of the Repeat Size Distribution of over 82,000 Alleles in the Spinocerebellar Ataxias
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Higgins, JJ
Authors: Zhenyuan Wang, Marc Meservey, Sat Dev Batish, Michelle D. York and Joseph J. Higgins
Specialties: Neurology
Borderline CNBP CCTG Expansions in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 in over 16,000 Specimens Analyzed in a Clinical Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Higgins, JJ
Authors: Elise M. Nedzweckas, Rebecca Moore, Marc Meservey, Chanan Moffitt, Carly Parnell, Tara McNamara, Nicholas Tiebout, Zhenyuan Wang, Sat Dev Batish and Joseph J. Higgins
Specialties: Neurology
ACTS 2017: Association for Clinical and Translational Science
Washington, DC, April 19-21, 2017
Big data approaches to defining HIV transmission dynamics among HIV-infected individuals in the mid-Atlantic United States
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Meyer III, WA
Authors: Seble G. Kassaye, Zehava Grossman, Soo Rhee, William Meyer III, Princy Kumar, David Katzenstein, Frank Maldarelli, Robert Shafer
Specialties: Health Information Technology, Infectious Disease, Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy
AACR 2017: American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2017
Washington, DC, April 1-5, 2017
Validation of a Clinically Actionable-Cancer Core Gene Test for Solid Tumors Facilitating Targeted Molecular Therapy and Immunotherapy
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Catanese, J, Hantash, FM, Strom, C
Authors: Ma L, Hua M, Rivera S, Gerasimova A, Nguyen Q, Sunkara S, Lagier R, Smolgovsky A, Wolfson D, Racke F, Strom C, Grupe A, Catanese J, Hantash F
Specialties: Oncology
ENDO 2017: The Endocrine Society's 99th Meeting & Expo
Orlando, FL, April 1-5, 2017
Serum Insulin and C-Peptide Levels Identify Insulin Resistance in Apparently Healthy Non-Hispanic Whites
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Devlin, J, McPhaul, MJ
Authors: Abbasi F, Shiffman D, Tong C, James Devlin J, Reaven G, McPhaul M
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Mutational Analysis in 46 Pediatric Thyroid Cancer Subjects and Correlations with Age, Ethnicity, and Clinical Presentation
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Hantash, FM, Reitz, R
Authors: Kadakia S, Jiang W, Nikita ME, Cheng S-M, Hantash FM, Newbury RO, Reitz RE, Newfield RS
Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Oncology
ACTH-Secreting Pheochromocytoma: Report of a Case with Long-Term Follow-up after Adrenalectomy
Quest Diagnostics Authors: McPhaul, MJ
Authors: Panach K, Raisanen J, Carrick KS, McPhaul MJ
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Plasma Free Cortisol Vs. Total Cortisol in Healthy Individuals and in States of High and Low Cortisol Binding Globulin, Including Oral Contraceptive Use, Cirrhosis and Critical Illness: Implications for Diagnosing Adrenal Insufficiency
Quest Diagnostics Authors: McPhaul, MJ, Reitz, R
Authors: Schorr M, Claudia Loures de Assis C, Sims JK, Corey KE, Reitz RE, McPhaul MJ, Miller KK
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
ACMG 2017: Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting 2017
Phoenix, AZ, March 21 - 25, 2017
Suspected Gonadal Mosaicism Identified by Abnormal Prenatal Cell-free DNA Screening in 2 Consecutive Pregnancies
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Buller-Burckle, A, Lacbawan, F, Owen, R, Strom, C, Zhang, K
Authors: Anderson B, Owen R, Zhang K, Buller-Burckle A, Lacbawan FL, Strom CM
Specialties: Women's Health/OB/GYN
Detection of Fetal Prader-Willi/Angelman Microdeletion and Differentiation of Maternal Distal 15q Deletion by Prenatal Cell-free DNA Screening: Case Report
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Strom, C
Authors: Blazejewski LM, Masiello M, Owen R, Maxwell MD, Guy C, Anderson B, Zhang K, Chen N, Lacbawan FL, Strom CM
Specialties: Women's Health/OB/GYN
Trisomy 7 Identified by Prenatal cfDNA Screening: Clinical Management Implications
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Blazejewski, L, Lacbawan, F, Maxwell, M, Owen, R, Rabin, D, Strom, C, Zhang, K
Authors: Blazejewski LM, Maxwell MD, Guy C, Anderson B, Owen R, Zhang K, Rabin DS, Lacbawan FL, Strom CM
Specialties: Women's Health/OB/GYN
Costing the Diagnostic Odyssey: The-NIH Undiagnosed Disease Program Five-Year Experience
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Lacbawan, F
Authors: Lacbawan F, Toro C, Landis D, Godfrey R, Wahl C, Nehrebecky M, Groden C, Regier D, Macnamara E, Rowland C , Shiffman D, Garcia V, Adams D, Gahl W and Tifft C
Specialties: Genetics
ACC 2017: American College of Cardiology’s 66th Annual Scientific Session & Expo 2017
Washington DC, , March 17-19, 2017
Atrial Fibrillation Genetic Risk Score and the Burden of Atrial Fibrillation: An ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 Analysis
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Devlin, J, Shiffman, D
Authors: Ruff CT, Shiffman D, Devlin JJ, Giugliano RP, Antman EM, Trevisan M, Nordio F, Vandell AG, Mercuri M, Sabatine MS
Specialties: Cardiology
CROI 2017: The annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
Seattle, WA, USA, February 13 - 16, 2017
Undiagnosed HIV and HCV in a New York City emergency room, 2015
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Zhang, K
Authors: Torian LV, Felsen U, Xia Q, Rude E, Rose H, Bocour A, Williams GJ, Bridgforth BF, Forgione LA, Zingman BS
Specialties: Infectious Disease
2016
AHA 2016: American Heart Association, Scientific Sessions
New Orleans, LA, USA, November 12-16, 2016
Genetic Risk Score is Associated with Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke in the Malmo Prevention Project
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Bare, L, Devlin, J
Authors: Shiffman D, Louie JZ, Bare LA, Devlin JJ, Melander O
Specialties: Cardiology, Genetics
Prospective Evaluation of a Genetic Risk Score for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Extended Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Devlin, J, Naides, SJ, Wohlgemuth, JG
Authors: Muse ED, Emily Spencer G, Wineinger NE, Peters M, Barrett P, Wohlgemuth J, Devlin J, Shiffman D, Topol EJ
Specialties: Cardiology, Genetics
Pediatric Critical Care Colloquium 2016
New York, NY, November 11-13, 2016
Glucocorticoid Prophylaxis Inhibits the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Neonates Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Quest Diagnostics Authors: McPhaul, MJ
Authors: Tang A, Rosenfeld CR, Mikhael M, Forbess J, McPhaul MJ, Koch JD
Specialties: Cardiology
2016 Georgia Cancer Genetics Network Annual Conference
Atlanta, GA, November 4, 2017
Help Me, Help You: Growing Your Practice
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Wilson, K
Authors: Wilson, Kate
Specialties: Genetics
ASHG 2016: The American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting
Vancouver, Canada, October 18-22, 2016
Prospective Analysis of Maternal Duplications Improves Positive Predictive Value in Prenatal Cell-free DNA Screening
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Owen, R, Strom, C, Zhang, K
Authors: Maxwell M, Strom CM, Anderson B, Owen R, Zhang K, Lacbawan F
Specialties: Genetics, Women's Health/OB/GYN
NSGC 2016: National Society of Genetic Counselors 35th Annual Education Conference
Seattle, WA, USA, September 28 - October 1st, 2016
Discordant NIPS Results: A consideration of maternal and fetal incidental findings
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Owen, R, Strom, C, Zhang, K
Authors: Maxwell M, Guy C, Anderson B, Owen R, Zhang K, Lacbawan F, Strom C
Specialties: Genetics, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Women's Health/OB/GYN
Adaption of the G.I.F.T Technique as a Qualitative Evaluation Tool for Program Evaluation
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Guy, C
Authors: Guy C, Darden A, Hassed S
Specialties: Genetics, Women's Health/OB/GYN
We can work it out: Hereditary Cancer Test Utilization Management in a Large Commercial Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Wilson, K
Authors: Cheng L, Wilson KL, Lammers KY
Religion and Spirituality in Genetic Counseling
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Wilson, K
Authors: Wilson K
Specialties: Genetics
Optimizing Compensation and Professional Advancement In A Genetic Counselor’s Market
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Keiles, S
Authors: Keiles S
Specialties: Genetics
Opening the cfDNA Non-invasive Prenatal Screen Flood-gates: Expansion into the General Population and Its Impact on Industry Counselors, Clinical Providers, and Policy Makers
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Keiles, S
Authors: Maxwell M
Specialties: Genetics, Women's Health/OB/GYN
Double Dipping: Education Research in Diverse Settings
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Guy, C
Authors: Guy C
Specialties: Genetics
SSIEM 2016: Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism Annual Symposium
Rome, Italy, September 6-9, 2016
15 Years’ Experience: Diagnosis of Organic Acidemias at Quest Diagnostics Biochemical Genetics Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Strom, C, Zhang, K
Authors: Sharma R, Salazar DZ, Bonilla-Guerrero R, Davoodi-Semiromi A, Lobo RM, Lee JE Neidich JA, Zhang K, Strom CM
Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Genetics
ESC 2016: 38th Annual Congress of the European Society of Cardiology
Rome, Italy, August 27, 2016 - August 31, 2016
Do metabolic risk factors mediate the genetic risk for coronary heart disease?
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Shiffman, D
Authors: Fritz J , Shiffman D, Melander O, Tada H, Ulmer H
Specialties: Cardiology, General Health and Wellness, Genetics
AACC 2016: 68th Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Exposition of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Philadelphia, PA, July 31, 2016 - August 4, 2016
Impact of risperidone treatment of autistic disorders on metabolic risk factors in children and adolescents
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Kroll, MH
Authors: Srisawasdi P, Vanwong N, Hongkaew Y, Vanavanan S, Intachak B, Ngamsamut N, Limsila P, Sukasem C, Kroll MH
Specialties: Cardiology, Neurology, Pediatrics
AAIC 2016: 19th Annual Alzheimer's Association International Conference
Toronto, Canada, July 24, 2016 - July 28, 2016
Cerebrospinal Fluid Beta Amyloid 40 and 42 Quantitation Using a Novel Stabilization Technique
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Clarke, NJ, Higgins, JJ
Authors: Tran D, Weber DM, Goldman S, Sansoucy B, Albi A, Lynn T, Higgins J, Clarke N
Specialties: Geriatrics/Age Management, Neurology, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine
ISPD 2016: 20th Annual International Conference on Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy
Berlin, Germany, July 10, 2016 - July 13, 2016
Frequency of Total Uniparental Isodisomy and Triploidy in a Series of Oligo-SNP Array Analyses of Products of Conception (POC) and Amniocytes.
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Owen, R
Authors: Wang BT, Owen R, Boyar F, Mahon L, Wang JC, El Naggar M, Kelly J, Hemmat M, Anguiano A
Specialties: Genetics, Women's Health/OB/GYN
ACC 2016: 44th Biennial American Cytogenetics Conference
Sunriver, OR, June 27, 2016 - June 30, 2016
A case report of a complex supernumerary marker chromosome in prenatal testing by chromosomes and SNP array representing constitutional chromoanagenesis.
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Boyar, F, Haddadin, M, Mahon, L, Owen, R
Authors: Haddadin, Mary H, Mahon, Loretta W, Ray, James H, Shirong, Wang, Owen, Renius X, Boyar, Fatih Z, Strom, Charles
Specialties: Genetics, Women's Health/OB/GYN
CuraSMA 2016 (Spinal Muscular Atrophy)
Disneyland, CA, June 16, 2016 - June 18, 2016
Inter-Laboratory Comparison of Assays to Measure SMN1 and SMN2 Copy Number in Dried Blood Spots and Support Pilot Newborn Screening for SM
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Zhang, K
Authors: Golriz K. Yazdanpanah, Mei Liu, Shu-Chuan Chiang, Matthew Evans, Michael Scally, Paul Carmillo, Han Phan, Francis K. Lee, John Carulli, Wuh-Liang Hwu, Yin-Hsiu Chien, Chao Sun, John F. Staropoli, Robert F. Vogt
Specialties: Genetics, Neurology, Pediatrics
ASM Microbe 2016: 1st Annual ASM Microbe
Boston, MA, June 16, 2016 - June 20, 2016
Zone Size Comparisons of Meropenem maintained at four temperature conditions.
Authors: Rank E
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine
Validation of Simulated Body Fluid Specimens (SBFS) in Bactec Blood Culture Bottles
Authors: Rank E, Desai H, Patel B
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine
Molecular Detection and Identification of Acid-Fast Bacteria (AFB) from Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) Tissues
Authors: Bao JR, Clark RB, Master RN, Shier KL, Eklund LL
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine
Focus Diagnostics Simplexa™ Bordetella Direct Verification Study
Authors: Chen J, Mai H, Xie Y, Tabb M
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine
Effect of Incubation at Collection Site on the Rate of Indeterminate Results of Quantiferon®-Tb Gold Samples
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Batterman, HJ, Kapoor, H
Authors: Kapoor H, Edelman A, Batterman HJ
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine
ADA 2016: 76th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association
New Orleans, LA, June 10, 2016 - June 14, 2016
Pattern of Monogenic Diabetes Test Results from a Large Commercial Testing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Batish, SD, Higgins, JJ, McPhaul, MJ
Authors: McPhaul MJ, Maston GA, Wang Z, Jaremko M, Batish SD, Higgins JJ
Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
ASCO 2016: 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
Chicago, IL, June 3, 2016 - June 7, 2016
OncoKB: Annotation of the oncogenic effect and treatment implications of somatic mutations in cancer.
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Hantash, FM
Authors: Chakravarty D, Phillips SM, Gao JJ, Kundra R, Zhang H, Rudolph JE, Yaeger RD, Soumerai T, Nissan MH, Chandarlapaty S, Traina TA, Paik PK, Loh Ho A, Hantash F, Grupe A, Paraiso E, Ladanyi M, Solit DB, Sabbatini P, Schultz N
Specialties: Health Information Technology, Oncology
CVS 2016: 32nd Annual Clinical Virology Symposium
Daytona Beach, FL, May 19, 2016 - May 22, 2016
Detection of Norovirus in human stool using the Simplexa™ Norovirus Direct assay
Authors: Huang R
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine
Focus Diagnostics’ Chikungunya Primer Pair: Specific detection across multiple genotypes and strains
Authors: Geller L, Austria C, Yu B, Gregson H, Martin R, Naranatt P, Tabb M
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine
Flexible, simultaneous detection of 9 respiratory pathogens using sample-to-answer, real-time pcr assays
Authors: Gregson, J. Granados, R. Martin, H. Mai, Y. Xie, J. Chen, M. Tabb
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine
ISLH 2016: 19th Annual International Symposium on Technical Innovations in Laboratory Hematology
Milano, Italy, May 12, 2016 - May 14, 2016
PAS 2017: Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies
Baltimore, MD, April 30, 2016 - May 3, 2016
Application of a Multiplexed Panel to Characterize Steroid Production in Premature and Full-term Newborns
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Mason, PW, McPhaul, MJ, Nakamoto, JM
Authors: Patrick W. Mason, Michael J. McPhaul, Kathi C. Huddleston, Ramaswamy Iyer, Jon M. Nakamoto
Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Pediatrics, Toxicology/Pain Management, Women's Health/OB/GYN
AAN 2016: 68th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology
Vancouver, Canada, April 15, 2016 - April 21, 2016
What is the Current Value Equation for Dementia Diagnosis and Management: Variation in costs across practice types
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Higgins, JJ
Authors: Wilson L, Bonasera S, Davis M, Balsamo D, Kassan D, Stallone J, Harry J,. Kurzweil PJ, Higgins J, Rankin K, Warsh J, Kaplan R
Specialties: Geriatrics/Age Management, Neurology
Development of an Expert Consensus Approach to Screening, Assessment, and Diagnosis of Patients At Risk for Neurodegenerative Disease
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Agersborg, S
Authors: Rankin K, Possin K, Geschwind M, Kramer J, Ritchie C, Gearhart R, Rabinowitz N, Bonasera S, Brewer J, Carlsson C, Caselli R, Dickerson B, Fong J, Fredericks C, Gelfand J, Grossman M, Hess C, Higgins J, Huey E, Kaufer D, Lanata S, Lee S, Merrilees J, Naasan G, Ng D, Petersen R, Pressman P, Rosen H, Small G, Stern R, Williams M, Yaffe K, Yokoyama J, Miller B
Specialties: Geriatrics/Age Management, Neurology
Development of diagnostic decision tree for rapidly progressive dementia
Authors: Gelfand J, Fredericks C, Rabinowitz N, Rankin K, Hess C, Paoletti M, Higgins J, Williams G, Miller B, Rosen H, Geschwind M
Specialties: Geriatrics/Age Management, Neurology
Analysis of 141 epilepsy related genes in 390 patients using next generation sequencing
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Batish, SD, Evans, M, Higgins, JJ, Hoffman, C, Krasner, M
Authors: Wang Z, Jaremko M, Batish SD, Meservey M, McCarthy M, Medeiros AC, Walsh J, Allen S, Rochibaud N, DiVincenzo C, Casiello T, Bazinet M, Doan D, McCarthy M, Karbassi I, Storozuk V, Kacprzyk M, Liaquat K, Hoffman C, Krasner M, Dodge WA, Evans MC, Elzinga C, York M, Braastad C, Higgins JJ
Specialties: Neurology, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine
Analytical Performance of a Genome-Phenome analyzer in a Clinical Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Batish, SD, Higgins, JJ
Authors: Higgins JJ, Wang Z, Jaremko M, Batish SD, York M
Specialties: Genetics, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine
Frequency of FTLD Mutations in a Community Sample versus Specialty Clinic
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Higgins, JJ
Authors: Rabinowitz N, Yokoyama J, Karydas A, Coppola G, Bonham L, Fong J, Rankin K, Miller B, Bright A, Karbassi I, Meservey M, Liaquat K, Gallen M, Hoffman C, Krasner M, Dodge W, Higgins JJ
The frequency of damaging genetic variants in a cohort of over 1500 patients with Early Onset Familial Alzheimer’s disease
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Higgins, JJ
Authors: Bright A, Karbassi I, Meservey M, Yokoyama J, Rabinowitz N, Bean A, Liaquat K, Gallen M, Hoffman C, Krasner M, Dodge W, Higgins JJ
Specialties: Geriatrics/Age Management, Neurology
ICA 2016: 10th Biennial International Congress on Autoimmunity
Leipzig, Germany, April 6, 2016 - April 10, 2016
14-3-3η, a New Diagnostic Marker- State of the Art.
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Naides, SJ
Authors: Naides S
Specialties: Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy
Viral nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) stimulates autoimmunity by destruction of self-tolerance
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Naides, SJ
Authors: Puttaraksa K, Pirttinen H, Lagier RJ, Naides SJ, Gilbert L
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy
ENDO 2016: 98th Annual Meeting and Expo of the Endocrine Society
Boston, MA, April 1, 2016 - April 4, 2016
Validation of a targeted next-generation sequencing test for indeterminate thyroid nodules in a clinical setting
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Barlan, C, Catanese, J, Cheng, S, Hantash, FM, Li, H, Nguyen, Q, Racke, FK, Reitz, R, Sanders, H, Strom, C
Authors: Cheng S, Qu K, Barlan C, Li H, Taylor JF, Grupe A, Wolfson DA, Smolgovsky A, Sanders HR, Gerasimova A, Nguyen Q, Catanese JJ, Strom CM, Racke FK, Waldman FM, Reitz RE, Hantash FM
Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Oncology, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine
Total and free cortisol levels during 1μg, 25μg and 250μg Cortrosyn Stimulation Tests (CST) compared to Insulin Tolerance Test: the result of a pilot randomized prospective study.
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Clarke, NJ, McPhaul, MJ, Reitz, R
Authors: Peechakara S, Bena J, Clarke N, McPhaul M, Reitz R, Kennedy L, Hamrahian A
Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Identification of Circulating IGF-1 Polymorphisms By High Resolution LC-MS
Authors: Wu Z, Sanders HR, Clarke NJ, Caulfield MP, Reitz RE, McPhaul MJ
Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine
Plasma Renin Activity (PRA) by LC-MS/MS—Prevention of Reporting Falsely Low Renin Activities
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Caulfield, MP, Clarke, NJ, McPhaul, MJ, Reitz, R
Authors: Wu Z, Haymond S, Clarke NJ, Caulfield MP, Reitz RE, McPhaul MJ
Specialties: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine
Intact insulin and C-peptide levels measured by multiplexed mass spectrometry: correlation with fasting glucose in apparently healthy volunteers
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Clarke, NJ, Devlin, J, McPhaul, MJ, Reitz, R, Shiffman, D, Taylor, SW
Authors: Taylor SW, Shiffman D, Devlin JJ, Reitz RE, Clark NJ, McPhaul MJ
Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine
NCCN 2016: 21st Annual Conference of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Hollywood, FL, March 31, 2016 - April 1, 2016
Genetic Testing of a 7-Gene Panel Could Cost-Effectively Aid in Risk Reduction for Women at High Risk of Hereditary Breast Cancer
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Bare, L, Bender, R, Devlin, J, Li, Y, Strom, C
Authors: Yonghong Li, Lance A Bare, Richard A Bender, Charles M Strom James Devlin
Specialties: General Health and Wellness, Genetics, Oncology, Women's Health/OB/GYN
ICVH 2016: 6th International Conferene on Viral Hepatitis
San Francisco, CA , March 14, 2016 - March 15, 2016
Health Care Seeking Behavior and Provider Responses for HCV-Positive African Americans: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2012
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Bailey, K
Authors: Bailey, Kathleen
Specialties: Gastroenterology, General Health and Wellness, Genetics, Infectious Disease
ACMG 2016: 23rd Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting of the American College of Medical Genetics
Tampa, FL, Tuesday, March 08, 2016 - March 12, 2016
Incidence and types of coexisting hematologic disorders indicated by molecular cytogenetic studies in a series of consecutive 136,585 patients; report of 31 cases and review of the literature
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Boyar, F
Authors: Xu J, Boyar FZ, Bansal I, Christacos NC, Sanidad CM, Mowrey PN
Specialties: Genetics, Hematology/Hemostasis/Thrombosis, Oncology
Analysis of PKD1 and PKD2 Sequencing Variants in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Batish, SD
Authors: Lapierre J, Batish S, DiVincenzo C, Dubois F, Karbassi I, Love A, Malgorzata J, Maston G, McCarthy M, Meservey M, Wang Z
Specialties: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Gastroenterology, Genetics, Nephrology
NBSGTS 2016: Association of Public Health Laboratories-2016 Newborn Screening and Genetic Testing Symposium
Albuquerque, NM, February 29, 2016 - March 3, 2016
Inter-Laboratory Comparison of Assays to Measure SMN2 Copy Number in Dried Blood Spots from Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Evans, M, Scally, M
Authors: Yazdanpanah GK, Liu M, Chiang S, Evans M, Scally M, Carmillo P, Phan H, Lee FK, Carulli J, Hwu W-L, Chien Y-H, Sun C, Staropoli JF, Vogt RF
Specialties: Family medicine practitioners, Genetics, Neurology, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Pediatrics
MSACL-US 2016: 8th Annual Conference and Exhibits of the Association for Mass Spectrometry: Applications to the Clinical Laboratory
Palm Springs, CA, February 21, 2016 - February 25, 2016
Detection and Direct Quantitation of Guanidinoacetate, Creatine and Creatinine in Human Urine by LC-MS/MS and Electrospray Ionization
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Clarke, NJ
Authors: Lynn TC, Salazar D, Clarke NJ
Specialties: Genetics, Neurology, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Pediatrics, Women's Health/OB/GYN
2015
ASHG 2015: American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting
Baltimore, MD, October 6 – 10, 2015
Increased Identification of CFTR Mutations Using an Expanded Panel of Validated Pathogenic Mutations
Authors: Weimin Sun, Douglas Rabin, Dana Goos-Root, Taraneh Angeloni, Steve Keiles, Jeff Radcliff, Charles Strom
Specialties: Women's Health/OB/GYN
FIGO World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2015
Vancouver, Canada, October 4 – 9, 2015
An Automated, Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening Assay (NIPS) for Trisomy 21,18,13 in singleton and twin gestations
Authors: Ben Anderson, Ke Zhang, Quoclinh Nguyen, David Tsao, Yan Liu, Kayla Livingston, Amanda Albi, Chris Elzinga, Weimin Sun, Corey Braastat, Douglas Rabin, Charles Strom
EULAR 2015: Annual European Congress of Rheumatology
Rome, Italy, June 10-13, 2015
Serum14-3-3eta protein differentiates osteoarthritis from inflammatory arthritis
Authors: S. J. Naides, O. S. Zhukov, J. G. Rivera, R. W. Abolhosn, C. M. Rowland, J. M. Popov, K. D. Michaud
ASM 2015: 115th General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology
New Orleans, Louisiana, May 30-June 2, 2015
Genital Swab Sample-to Answer Validation Studies Using Focus Diagnostics’ Simplexa™ HSV 1 & 2 Direct Assay
Authors: J. Chen, Y. Xie, H. Mai, D. Jaiswal, M. Tabb
Specialties: Infectious Disease
Focus Diagnostics Simplexa® Bordetella Direct Feasibility Studies assay
Authors: J. Chen, H. Mai, Y. Xie, M. Tabb
Specialties: Infectious Disease
Rapid detection of streptococcus pyogenes using the Simplexa™ group A strep direct assay
Authors: C. Cheng, H. Gregson, R. Huang, B. Torres, M. Tabb
Specialties: Infectious Disease
Simplexa® C. difficile direct—a solution for moderate-complexity labs combining real-time PCR detection with simplified workflow
Authors: E. Huang, A. Bologa, Y. Parocua, S. Miller, R. Martin, S. Dempsey, C. Cheng, R. Humphries, M. Tabb
Specialties: Infectious Disease
E-swabs generate false-positive readings with the GenProbe Group A Streptococcus Detection Kit
Authors: E. L. Rank, K. Dizon, V. Patel, F. Virjee
CVS 2015: 31st Annual Clinical Virology Symposium
Daytona Beach, Florida, April 26-29, 2015
Focus Diagnostics’ Chikungunya Primer Pair: Specific detection across multiple genotypes and strains
Authors: Geller L, Austria C, Yu B, Gregson H, Martin R, Naranatt P, Tabb M
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine
Detection of norovirus in raw stool using the Simplexa™ Norovirus Direct Assay
Authors: Peter Lee, Raymond Huang, Kristin Ramos, Maria Vestal, Jules Chen, Michelle Tabb
Specialties: Infectious Disease
Detection of streptococcus pyogenes by the Simplexa® Group A Strep Direct Assay
Authors: Cindy Cheng, Heather Gregson, Brian Yu, Cristina Austria, Louis Geller, Michelle Tabb
Specialties: Infectious Disease
Evaluation of the Simplexa™ EV & HPeV direct assay that detects enterovirus and parechovirus directly from cerebrospinal fluid specimens
Authors: Mahalakshmi Nair, Cindy Cheng, Thanh Mai Dang, Yvette Parocua, Betsabe Torres, Michelle Tabb
Specialties: Infectious Disease
Comparison of Simplexa™ HSV 1 & 2 direct and culture for detection of HSV in genital swab specimens
Authors: Jules Chen, Yuan Xie, Huong Mai, Brian Yu, Cristina Austria, Dipesh Jaiswal, Louis Geller, Michelle Tabb
AAN 2015: Annual Meeting
Washington, DC, April 18-25, 2015
Variants in the COL6A1, COL6A2, and COL6A3 genes in collagen VI-related congenital muscular dystrophy
Authors: Malgorzata Jaremko, Keith Morneau, Tiffany Smith, Zhenyuan Wang, Funda E. Suer, Carol Hoffman, Khalida Liaquat, Michele McCarthy, Jennifer L. Lapierre, Valerie Storozuk, Marc Meservey, Sat Dev Batish, Joseph Higgins
Specialties: Neurology
Molecular combing compared to southern blot in measuring D4Z4 contractions in FSHD
Authors: Jessica Vasale, Michael Jocson, Fatih Boyar, Khalida Liaquat, Carol Hoffman, Vladimira Sulcova, David Tsao, Kerri C. Hensley, Yan Liu, Patricia Chan, Renius Owen, Corey Braastad, Weimin Sun, Arturo Anguiano, Malgorzata Jaremko, Zhenyuan Wang, Funda E. Sue
Specialties: Neurology
MuSK Autoantibodies in Myasthenia Gravis: Experience with >28,000 Specimens Tested in a Clinical Laboratory
Authors: Amy Goldberger, Brian Sansoucy, Keith Morneau, Kaylan Burnham, Sat Dev Batish, Funda E. Suer, Zhenyuan Wang, Malgorzata Jaremko, Joseph Higgins
Specialties: Neurology
Frequencies of mutations in 20 genes associated with hereditary ataxia: experience from a US clinical laboratory
Authors: Zhenyuan Wang, Marc Meservey, Michele McCarthy, Sat Dev Batish, Malgorzata Jaremko, Funda E. Suer, Joseph Higgins
Specialties: Neurology
The frequency of serum neural autoantibodies in suspected autoimmune epilepsy
Authors: Brian Sansoucy, Malgorzata Jaremko, Kaylan Burnham, Keith Mourneau, Amy Goldberger, Vishal Patel, Zhenyuan Wang, Funda E. Suer, Sat Dev Batish, Joseph J. Higgins
MSACL 2015: Applications to the Clinical Lab. 7th Annual Conference and Exhibits
San Diego, California, March 28 - April 1, 2015
Detection and quantitation of exemestane, letrozole and anastrozole in human serum by LC-MS/MS and atmospheric pressure chemical Ionization
Authors: Julia D. Addiss, Mildred M. Redor-Goldman, Scott M. Goldman, Nigel J. Clarke
Immunometric IGF-1 measurements frequently misclassify clinical samples compared to a mass spectrometry IGF-1 assay
Authors: Vivien Bonert, John David Carmichael, Odelia Cooper, James Mirocha, Richard E. Reitz, Anne L. Caston-Balderrama, Michael John McPhaul, Michael Phillip Caulfield, Shlomo Melmed
ACMG 2015: Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting
Salt Lake City, Utah, March 25-27, 2015
Gene-specific Variant Interpretation Guidelines in GCK, HNF1A, and HNF4A: Update from the ClinGen Monogenic Diabetes Expert Panel
Authors: Zhang H, Maloney KA, Skopkova M, Saint-Martin C, Saliganan S, Cano OD, Cosentino R, Letourneau L, Murphy R, Kettunen J, Parikh H, Gasperikova D, Urano F, Richard G, Molnes J , Maston G, Bellanné-Chantelot C, Colclough K, Pollin TI
Specialties: Neurology
Recovery of Filamentous fungi from clinical specimens: Frequency, demography and impact from media
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Bao, J, Clark, R, Jones, RS, Master, R, Shier, K
Authors: Bao, JR, Master, RN, Jones, RS, Clark, RB, Moore, EC, Shier, KL
Specialties: Infectious Disease
Mild Canavan disease presenting with Ocular Migraines and atypical Brain MRI
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Lacbawan, F, Tanpaiboon, P
Authors: Tanpaiboon P, Sharma R, Salazar D, Bonilla-Guerrero R, Lacbawan FL, Asaikar SM
Serendipitous Detection of Maternal Tetrasomy 9p as a Result of Prenatal Cell-free DNA Screening
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Lacbawan, F, Owen, R
Authors: Harper C, Kahl K, Owen R, Anderson BP, Zhang K, Ghaffari G, Kelly JC, Lacbawan FL
Specialties: Genetics, Women's Health/OB/GYN
The Frequency of LRP4 Autoantibodies in Serum Specimens Sent to a Clinical Laboratory for Myasthenia Gravis Testing
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Higgins, JJ
Authors: Dev Batish S, Sansoucy B, Goldberger A, Morneau K, Trela UT, Qeleshi A, Meservey M, Willis J, Katzman E, Beth Noyst B, Gagnon K, Ngo DH, Higgins JJ
Specialties: Neurology
Monitoring Cardiovascular, Hepatic, Renal, And Hematological Markers Of Health In Collegiate Soccer Players
Quest Diagnostics Authors: Fragala, M
Authors: William M. Adams, Robert A. Huggins, Ryan Curtis, Abigail T. Colburn, Andrea R. Fortunati, Matthew L. Hall, Maren S. Fragala, David P. Looney, Elaine C. Lee, Chris A. West, Douglas J. Casa
Specialties: Sports Medicine
Gene mutation frequencies and phenotype correlations in ALS patients tested at a clinical laboratory
Authors: Alison Bright, Izabela D Karbassi, Khalida Liaquat, Carol Hoffman, Marc Meservey, Meagan Krasner, Sat Dev Batish, Joseph J Higgins
Specialties: Neurology
Comprehensive MLPA Analysis of PKD1 and PKD2 Deletions and Duplications in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Authors: Funda E Suer, Everhart Tyran, Malgorzata Jaremko, Zhenyuan Wang, Sat Dev Batish, Gregory Park, Macedo Jenna, Mariola Kacprzyk, Glenn Matson, Kellie Johnson, Jennifer Lapierre, Khalida Liaquat, Carol Hoffman, Valerie Storozuk, Marc Meservey, Joseph J. Higg
Specialties: Neurology
Jumping SHOX gene deletion: an unusual inheritance due to crossover in the pseudoautosomal region of X and Y chromosomes
Authors: Dongli Huang, Emily S. Doherty, Erica Reynolds, Eric D. Smith, Howard Walker, Christina Bess, Viktoria Grauer, Daniel M. Jones, Philip N. Mowrey
Specialties: Women's Health/OB/GYN
Incidence and patterns of ROS1 FISH abnormalities in 648 cases of lung adenocarcinoma
Authors: Jie Xu, Joey C. Kelly, Julie L. Cox, Eric A. Smith, Marc A. Sanidad, Daniel M. Jones, Philip N. Mowrey
BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation analysis by NGS: lack of false-positive results suggests confirmation not required
Authors: Charles M. Strom, Taraneh Angeloni, Corey Braastad, Linda Cheng, Christopher Elzinga, Jamie Platt, David Ross, Martin Siaw, Weimin Sun, Steven Rivera, Sun-hee Rosenthal, Dana Goos-Root
Endo 2015: 97th Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society
San Diego, California, March 5-8, 2015
A high-throughput mass spectrometry multiplexed assay to measure insulin and C-peptide
Authors: Steven W. Taylor, Richard E. Reitz, Nigel J. Clarke, Michael John McPhaul