Clinical Chemistry Podcast

Jia Zheng, Keying Li, Jin Han, Chi Chun Chan, Huilin Wang, Jasmine Yan Tung Law, Lin Chen, Fan Jiang, Rui Zhang, Hailei Liang, Xiaofang Chen, Mengmeng Shi, Matthew Hoi Kin Chau, Ye Cao, Yvonne K Kwok, Yuanfang Zhu, Tak Yeung Leung, Kwong Wai Choy, Zirui Dong. Genetic Investigation of X-Linked Defects with Optimized Targeted Long-Read Sequencing. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 11, November 2026, Pages 1145–1160. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag088

Joely A Straseski, Hubert W Vesper, Thomas A Long, Gary L Horowitz. Accuracy-Based Proficiency Testing Surveys for Testosterone Provide Important Information About Measurement Accuracy and Its Impact on Patient Care. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 10, October 2026, Pages 1046–1055. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag068

Jillian Kodger, Joe M El-Khoury. TSH Pediatric Reference Intervals: Lack of CALIPER Applicability to US-Based Populations. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 9, September 2026, Pages 1003–1004. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag075

Tianyu Cao, Michael Fang, Amelia S Wallace, Natalie Daya Malek, Arielle Valint, Dan Wang, Justin B Echouffo-Tcheugui, Scott L Zeger, Elizabeth Selvin. Patterns of One-Year Change in HbA1c and Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Metrics in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 10, October 2026, Pages 1039–1045. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag067

Yifei K Yang. Mining and Refining Elusive Microproteins from Noncanonical Open Reading Frames. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 10, October 2026, Pages 1101–1103. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag107 

Peter A Kavsak. Point of Concern for Troponin Testing with High-Sensitivity Assays in the Near Patient Setting, Clinical Chemistry, 2026; 72(10): hvag034. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag034

Melissa Ix, Richard Dodel, J Alexander Ross. Alpha-Synuclein-Specific RT-QuIC As a Tool for the Differential Diagnosis of Neurodegenerative Diseases Using Peripheral Tissues.  Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 8, August 2026, Pages 830–844.  https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag037

Matthew Lee, Jeffrey A SoRelle, Arun Everest-Dass, David E Gerber, Mitchell S von Itzstein. Predictive Biomarkers for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Efficacy: Challenges, Innovations, and a Pathway to Precision Medicine in the Era of Cancer Immunotherapy. Clin Chem 2026; 72(9): 926–47. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag062

Shengjie Li, Jiazhen Cao, Jun Ren, Kun Chen, Jianing Wu, Yingzhu Li, Yunxiao Song, Chengxun Li, Wenjun Cao, Ming Guan. Tumor-Derived HAVCR1 As a Reliable Fluid Biomarker for the Diagnosis of CNS Lymphoma. Clin Chem 2026; 72(8): 880–92. 

https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag036

Luuk F P Giesen, Jeroen A Roest, Frederique M A Koopman, Martine M L Deckers, Helena Chon, Christian M Hackeng, Jurgen A Riedl, Michiel de Bruin, Brooke M Katzman, Warry van Gelder, Janne Cadamuro, Mads Nybo, Michael A Fouraux, Thijs C van Holten, Robert de Jonge. Performance, Safety, and Patient Experience of an Autonomous Robotic Phlebotomy Device: A Multicenter Trial. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 8, August 2026, Pages 845–856. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag029

Ingar Ziad Restan, Yong Yong Tew, Ole-Thomas Steiro, Ziwen Li, Hilde L Tjora, Jørund Langørgen, Torbjørn Omland, Paul Collinson, Rune Bjørneklett, Kjell Vikenes, Trude Steinsvik, Øyvind Skadberg, Øistein R Mjelva, Alf Inge Larsen, Vernon V S Bonarjee, Nicholas L Mills, Kristin M Aakre. Exploring Sex-Specific High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Thresholds for Rule-Out of Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 8, August 2026, Pages 868–879. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag030

Juexiao Sherry Wang, C J Battey, Kyle Trettin, Ravi Patel, Anu Srinivasan, Janani Saikumar, Divya Kushnoor, Ben F Habermeyer, Sangita Ganesh, Nafei Xu, Nathaniel Friedrich, Summer Pierson, Helen Wan, Heather LaBreche, Genevieve M Gould, Dale Muzzey. Simultaneous Prenatal cfDNA Screening of Aneuploidy, Recessive Single-Gene Conditions, and Fetomaternal Blood Compatibility. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 6, June 2026, Pages 679–691. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag005

Ryan Pearce, Leslie J Donato, Vlad C Vasile, Allan S Jaffe, Jeffrey W Meeusen. From Pooled Cohorts to PREVENT: A Perspective for Clinical Laboratorians. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 7, July 2026, Pages 814–816. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag044

Anna C H Hoge, Thomas E Grys, Erin H Graf. Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis in Immunocompetent Hosts: Opportunities for Increased Recognition and Timely Diagnosis. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 5, May 2026, Pages 575–582. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf187

Ann M Moyer, Emma Lundquist, Emily K Thoreson, Michelle L Kluge, Katrina E Kotzer, Elyse M Love, Heather L Glessner, Sarah K Arneson, Loralie J Langman, Linnea M Baudhuin, John Logan Black. DPYD Sequencing Identifies More Clinically Relevant Variants as Compared to Targeted Genotyping. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 6, June 2026, Pages 662–669. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag007.

Lisa A Lansdon, Binu Porath, Mari Mori, David T Miller, Diane Dunham Drexler, Catherine Wattenberg, Morgan Richardson, Robert D Steiner, Peter J Freeman. Universal Presence of Gene/Variant Nomenclature Errors in Journal Manuscript Submissions. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 6, June 2026, Pages 652–661. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag010

Patrick M Bossuyt, Tze Ping Loh, Katy Bell, Sally Lord, Andrea R Horvath. Frameworks of Health Outcomes for Performance Specifications in Laboratory Medicine. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 5, May 2026, Pages 546–553. 

https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag014

Grace Drew, Colleen S Kraft, Nirja Mehta. Fecal Microbiota Therapy: Clinical Laboratory Testing and Metabolomic Approaches for Donor Screening, Product Assessment, and Patient Monitoring. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 5, May 2026, Pages 554–563.  

https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf156

Andrea L Benedet, Burak Arslan, Kubra Tan, Hanna Huber, Ilaria Pola, Guglielmo Di Molfetta, Hlin Kvartsberg, Anna Orduña Dolado, Shorena Janelidze, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Oskar Hansson, Pedro Rosa-Neto, Nicholas J Ashton. Diagnostic Value of Serum p-tau217 in Alzheimer Disease: Equal to Plasma in Levels and Clinical Utility? Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 2, February 2026, Pages 303–315, https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf162

Denise M O'Sullivan, Gerwyn M Jones, Manca Zolnir-Dovc, Richard Phillips, Rejoice Arthur, Bariki Mtafya, Daniel Adon Mapamba, Daniela Maria Cirillo, Ewa Augustynowicz-Kopeć, Mei Mei Ho, Belinda Dagg, Sven O Friedrich, Francesca Colavita, Antonella Vulcano, Prince Asare, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Timothy D McHugh, Jim F Huggett. Methods to Improve Confidence in the Accuracy of Molecular Testing for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 3, March 2026, Pages 390–397. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf178

Thomas J S Durant, Seung Joo Lee, Sarah N Dudgeon, Elizabeth Knight, Brent Nelson, H Patrick Young, Lucila Ohno-Machado, Wade L Schulz. Quantum Machine Learning and Data Re-Uploading: Evaluation on Benchmark and Laboratory Medicine Data Sets. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 4, April 2026, Pages 451–460. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf192

Preejith P Vachali, Adam J McShane. Scientific Fraud at Scale: Challenges for Trust in Published Data. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 4, April 2026, Pages 518–519.  

https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvag002

Yusheng Zhu, Jarrett Sell. Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)-Associated HIV Monitoring and Self-Testing. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 4, April 2026, Pages 439–450. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf155

Raymond T Suhandynata, Elizabeth A Bevins, Imir G Metushi. Endogenous Lithium Levels and Alzheimer Disease. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 3, March 2026, Pages 424–425. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf174

David H Wang. PREEMPT'ing Overreliance on Peripheral Blood-Based ColoRectal Cancer Screening. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 3, March 2026, Pages 328–330. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf137

Leslie J Donato. A Turning Point for Lipoprotein(a) Treatment: Are Clinical Laboratories Ready? Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 2, February 2026, Pages 222–224. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf101

Min Yu, Zhen Zhao, Dennis J Dietzen, Damien Gruson, Jinjie Hu, Anthony A Killeen, Davide Manissero, Tahir S Pillay. Global IVD: Barriers, Trends, and Future. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 2, February 2026, Pages 225–231.  https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf184

Andrew Jacques, Giuliano Testa, Massimo Mangiola, Liza Johannesson. Uterus Transplantation—Current Evaluation, Monitoring, and Emerging Diagnostics. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 1, January 2026, Pages 18–26. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf143

Vilte E Barakauskas, Samantha Pawer, Wee-Shian Chan, Benjamin P Jung. Unmet Clinical Needs and Remaining Challenges of Pregnancy Reference Intervals. Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 1, January 2026, Pages 47–60. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf150

Callie Torres, Jeannie Kelly, Ann M Gronowski.
From Diagnosis to Delivery: A Look at the Continuing Gap in Maternal Testing.
Clinical Chemistry, Volume 72, Issue 1, January 2026, Pages 27–34, 
https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/hvaf109