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  1. Personalized and Population-Based Reference Intervals for 48 Common Clinical Chemistry and Hematology Measurands: A Comparative Study

    Article • Clinical Chemistry, August 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  2. HbA1c and Lipid Profile Indices: Useful for cardiovascular risk prediction in non-diabetics?

    Article • Endocrine Abstracts, May 2023, Bioscientifica

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  3. Personalized reference intervals — statistical approaches and considerations

    Article • Laboratory Service, January 2022, Media Sphere Publishing Group

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  4. A new haematocytometric index: Predicting severity and mortality risk value in COVID-19 patients

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2021, PLOS

    Özlem Demirelce, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  5. Simplified Approach to Glutaric Acidurias: A Mini-Review

    Article • Journal of Rare Diseases Research & Treatment, January 2019, Sciaccess Publishers LLC

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  6. Sigma metric revisited: True known mistakes

    Article • Biochemia Medica, December 2018, Croatian Society for Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  7. Cofilin-1 as a potential biomarker to evaluate acute kidney injury

    Article • Turkish Journal of Biochemistry, December 2018, De Gruyter

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  8. Biological variation of serum creatinine

    Article • Clinical Chemistry, July 2017, AACC

    Prof Mustafa Serteser, Dr William Alexander Bartlett, Una Sølvik, Mario Plebani, Anna Carobene, Pilar Fernandez-Calle

  9. Biological Variation Estimates Obtained from 91 Healthy Study Participants for 9 Enzymes in Serum

    Article • Clinical Chemistry, April 2017, AACC

    Dr William Alexander Bartlett, Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser, Mario Plebani, Anna Carobene, Pilar Fernandez-Calle

  10. Evaluation of the performance of INDEXOR® in the archive unit of a clinical laboratory: a step to Lean laboratory

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), January 2017, De Gruyter

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  11. Comparison of intermittent fasting versus caloric restriction in obese subjects: A two year follow-up

    Article • The journal of nutrition health & aging, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  12. Perchlorate Exposure Through Water and Milk in Istanbul

    Article • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  13. Z transformation is the gold standard for computing the sigma metric

    Article • Clinical Biochemistry, June 2016, Elsevier

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  14. How can we evaluate differences between serial measurements on the same sample? A new approach based on within-subject biological variation

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), January 2016, De Gruyter

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  15. A Simple and Easy Process for the Determination of Estimated Plasma Glucose Level in Patients Presenting to Hospital: An Example of Multicentric Data Mining

    Article • SLAS TECHNOLOGY, January 2016, SAGE Publications

    Prof Mustafa Serteser, Muhittin Serdar

  16. Sigma metric or defects per million opportunities (DPMO): the performance of clinical laboratories should be evaluated by the Sigma metrics at decimal level with DPMOs

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), January 2016, De Gruyter

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

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    Article • Turkish Journal of Biochemistry, January 2016, De Gruyter

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser, Muhittin Serdar

  18. Hepatitis C virus positive patient diagnosed after detection of atypical cryoglobulin

    Article • World Journal of Clinical Cases, January 2016, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  19. A rare association: celiac disease and multiple myeloma in an asymptomatic young patient / Asemptomatik genç bir hastada çölyak hastalığı ve multipl myelom’un nadir birlikteliği

    Article • Turkish Journal of Biochemistry, January 2016, De Gruyter

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  20. Sample collections from healthy volunteers for biological variation estimates’ update: a new project undertaken by the Working Group on Biological Variation established by the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), January 2016, De Gruyter

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser, Anna Carobene, Dr William Alexander Bartlett

  21. FINDRISC questionnaire as a potential screening strategy for gestational diabetes mellitus

    Article • Frontiers in Women’s Health, January 2016, Open Access Text Pvt, Ltd.

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  22. Rise of serum troponin levels following uncomplicated elective percutaneous coronary interventions in patients without clinical and procedural signs suggestive of myocardial necrosis

    Article • Advances in Interventional Cardiology, January 2016, Termedia Sp. z.o.o.

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  23. Microbiologic, Pharmacokinetic, and Clinical Effects of Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking on Experimentally Induced Pseudomonas Keratitis in Rabbits

    Article • Cornea, October 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  24. Cigarette Smoking Increases Pregnancy-associated Plasma Protein-A in Men

    Article • WIMJ Open, August 2015, West Indian Medical Journal

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  25. Impact of increased admission lipid levels on periprocedural myocardial injury following an elective percutaneous coronary intervention

    Article • Coronary Artery Disease, June 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  26. A new approach to calculating the Sigma Metric in clinical laboratories

    Article • Accreditation and Quality Assurance, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  27. OP-90 Increased Serum Lipid Levels on Admission is Associated with Periprocedural Myocardial Injury Following Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, March 2015, Elsevier

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  28. Post‐translational modifications of transthyretin affect the triiodonine‐binding potential

    Article • Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, October 2014, Wiley

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  29. Mutation in FAM134B causing hereditary sensory neuropathy with spasticity in a Turkish family

    Article • Muscle & Nerve, April 2014, Wiley

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  30. Iodine Status in Turkish Populations and Exposure to Iodide Uptake Inhibitors

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2014, PLOS

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  31. Association Between Serum Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A and Bicarbonate in Hemodialysis Patients

    Article • Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, January 2014, Wiley

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  32. Biological variations of ADAMTS13 and von Willebrand factor in human adults

    Article • Biochemia Medica, January 2014, Croatian Society for Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  33. Impact of caffeine ingestion on dipyridamole myocardial perfusion gated SPECT study

    Article • Journal of Indian College of Cardiology, September 2013, Elsevier

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  34. Use of urinalysis as a screening tool for asymptomatic infants

    Article • Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, April 2013, Wiley

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  35. Reference interval of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A in healthy men and non-pregnant women

    Article • Journal of Cardiology, February 2013, Elsevier

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  36. A comparison between turbidimetric inhibition immunoassay and capillary electrophoresis in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) measurement

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), January 2013, De Gruyter

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  37. Inhibition of Cholesterol Biosynthesis in Hypercholesterolemia – Is It the Right Choice? / Inhibicija Biosinteze Holesterola u Hiperholesterolemiji – Da Li Je Pravi Izbor?

    Article • Journal of Medical Biochemistry, January 2013, De Gruyter

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  38. The comparison of parametric and nonparametric bootstrap methods for reference interval computation in small sample size groups

    Article • Accreditation and Quality Assurance, December 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  39. Evaluating ESWL-induced renal injury based on urinary TNF-α, IL-1α, and IL-6 levels

    Article • Urological Research, February 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  40. 953 Evaluation of the ESWL-induced renal injury by urinary TNF-α, IL-1α and IL-6

    Article • European Urology Supplements, February 2012, Elsevier

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  41. Challenges in vitamin D analysis / Izazovi u analizi vitamina D

    Article • Journal of Medical Biochemistry, January 2012, De Gruyter

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  42. How ISO-15189 laboratory accreditation assures patient safety? / Kako ISO-15189 akreditacija laboratorija osigurava bezbednost pacijenta?

    Article • Journal of Medical Biochemistry, January 2012, De Gruyter

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  43. Biological variation in pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A in healthy men and non-pregnant healthy women

    Article • Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), January 2012, De Gruyter

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  44. Circulating C-Terminal Propeptide of Type I Collagen (CICP) Levels in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    Article • Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences, January 2012, Ortadogu Reklam Tanitim Yayincilik Turizm Egitim Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  45. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: Correlation of preterm delivery with bile acids

    Article • The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, December 2011, AVES Publishing Co.

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  46. Toward standardization of quality assessment in laboratory medicine by using the same matrix samples for both internal and external quality assessments

    Article • Accreditation and Quality Assurance, September 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  47. Six Sigma as a Quality Management Tool: Evaluation of Performance in Laboratory Medicine

    Article • August 2010, IntechOpen

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  48. Indirect Reference Intervals Estimated from Hospitalized Population for Thyrotropin and Free Thyroxine

    Article • Croatian Medical Journal, April 2010, Croatian Medical Journal

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  49. Spontaneous Endogenous Hypermelatoninemia: A New Disease?

    Article • Hormone Research in Paediatrics, January 2010, Karger Publishers

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  50. Towards standardization of external quality assessment schemes by using bias values based on biological variation

    Article • Accreditation and Quality Assurance, June 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  51. ISO 15189 accreditation in medical laboratories: An institutional experience from Turkey

    Article • Clinical Biochemistry, March 2009, Elsevier

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  52. The role of MMP-9 and TIMP-1 in nasal polyp formation

    Article • Swiss Medical Weekly, November 2008, SMW Supporting Association

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  53. Response to the Letter to the Editor “A control chart based simply on biological variation is not enough”

    Article • Accreditation and Quality Assurance, June 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  54. A new internal quality control chart based on biological variation

    Article • Accreditation and Quality Assurance, January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Abdurrahman Coskun, Prof Mustafa Serteser

  55. Evaluation of Serum Ghrelin and Leptin Levels in Suicide Attempters

    Article • Journal of Psychophysiology, January 2008, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  56. The effects of electroconvulsive therapy on ghrelin, leptin and cholesterol levels in patients with mood disorders

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, October 2007, Elsevier

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  57. Ghrelin and leptin levels in patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder

    Article • Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, August 2007, Elsevier

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  58. Treatment with Unsaponifiable Extracts of Avocado and Soybean Increases TGF-β1 and TGF-β2 Levels in Canine Joint Fluid

    Article • The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine, January 2007, Tohoku University Medical Press

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  59. Epidermal growth factor increases tissue antioxidant enzyme activities in ethanol-induced gastric injury in rat

    Article • Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, December 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  60. Effects of melatonin on the oxidant/antioxidant status and lung histopathology in rabbits exposed to cigarette smoke

    Article • Respirology, July 2006, Wiley

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  61. Effects of Intranasal Estradiol Treatment on Serum Paraoxonase and Lipids in Healthy, Postmenopausal Women

    Article • Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation, May 2006, Karger Publishers

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  62. Cytotoxic effects of volatile anesthetics with free radicals undergoing laparoscopic surgery

    Article • Clinical Biochemistry, March 2006, Elsevier

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  63. Effects of cigarette and biomass smoke exposure on oxidant–antioxidant status in rabbits

    Article • Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry, January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  64. Effects of MK-801 on nitrite and cGMP levels during focal cerebral ischemia in rats

    Article • Nitric Oxide, November 2005, Elsevier

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  65. Corrigendum to “Plasma malondialdehyde and erythrocyte glutathione levels in workers with cement dust-exposure” [Toxicology 207 (2005) 15–20]

    Article • Toxicology, November 2005, Elsevier

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  66. Application of a new chemiluminescence method for the determination of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity in healthy and enzyme-deficient individuals

    Article • Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods, March 2005, Elsevier

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  67. Plasma malondialdehyde and erythrocyte glutathione levels in workers with cement dust-exposure silicosis

    Article • Toxicology, February 2005, Elsevier

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  68. Oxidant-Antioxidant Status and Pulmonary Function in Welding Workers

    Article • Journal of Occupational Health, January 2005, Japan Society for Occupational Health

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  69. Sequential Periods of Preconditioning Decrease Laparoscopy-Related Elevations in Hepatic TNF-α and IL-6 Levels in Rats

    Article • Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, December 2004, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  70. Sequential Periods of Preconditioning Decrease Laparoscopy-Related Elevations in Hepatic TNF-α and IL-6 Levels in Rats

    Article • Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, December 2004, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  71. The effects of hormone therapy on pulmonary function tests in postmenopausal women

    Article • Maturitas, November 2004, Elsevier

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  72. The oxidative effect of prolonged CO2 pneumoperitoneum on renal tissue of rats

    Article • Surgical Endoscopy, June 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  73. IS SERUM CARBOXY-TERMINAL PROPEPTIDE OF PROCOLLAGEN TYPE I LEVELS (THE INDICATOR OF MYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS) HIGHER IN DIPPER HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS?

    Article • Journal of Hypertension, June 2004, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  74. Changes in serum markers of oxidative stress with varying periods of haemodialysis

    Article • Nephrology, April 2004, Wiley

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  75. Which is more effective in the prevention of renal ischemia–reperfusion-induced oxidative injury in the early period in mice: interleukin (IL)-10 or anti-IL-12?

    Article • Clinical Biochemistry, January 2004, Elsevier

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  76. Can Laparoscopic Hernia Repair Alter Function and Volume of Testis?

    Article • Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, December 2003, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  77. The effect of different intraabdominal pressures on lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation status during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

    Article • Surgical Endoscopy, November 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  78. Gastroprotective effect of leptin on gastric mucosal injury induced by ischemia–reperfusion is related to gastric histamine content in rats

    Article • Peptides, August 2003, Elsevier

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  79. Decreased total antioxidant status and increased oxidative stress in women with polycystic ovary syndrome may contribute to the risk of cardiovascular disease

    Article • Fertility and Sterility, July 2003, Elsevier

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  80. Can preconditioning reduce laparoscopy-induced tissue injury?

    Article • Surgical Endoscopy, May 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  81. The antioxidative and antihistaminic properties of quercetin in ethanol-induced gastric lesions

    Article • Toxicology, February 2003, Elsevier

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  82. Changes in tissue-oxidative stress markers in an experimental model of laparoscopic donor nephrectomy

    Article • Transplantation, December 2002, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  83. Changes in Hepatic TNF-α Levels, Antioxidant Status, and Oxidation Products after Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Mice

    Article • Journal of Surgical Research, October 2002, Elsevier

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  84. The effects of NMDA receptor antagonist MK-801 on lipid peroxidation during focal cerebral ischemia in rats

    Article • Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, June 2002, Elsevier

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  85. Lipid Peroxidation in Rat Brain During Focal Cerebral Ischemia: Prevention of Malondialdehyde and Lipid Conjugated Diene Production by a Novel Antiepileptic, Lamotrigine

    Article • NeuroToxicology, May 2002, Elsevier

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  86. AB0031 Protein sulfhydryls and carbonyl content changes in sera of rheumatoid arthritis patients

    Article • June 2001, BMJ

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  87. The effect of melatonin on lipid peroxidation during radiotherapy in female rats

    Article • Strahlentherapie und Onkologie, June 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  88. Inhibitory role of Nω-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), a potent nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, on brain malondialdehyde and conjugated diene levels during focal cerebral ischemia in rats

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, November 1997, Elsevier

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  89. Effects of Lamotrigine on brain nitrite and cGMP levels during focal cerebral ischemia in rats

    Article • Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, March 1997, Wiley

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  90. The Effects of Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitor, L-Name on no Production During Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Rats: Could L-Name be the Future Treatment of Sudden Deafness?

    Article • International Journal of Neuroscience, January 1997, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  91. A Chemiluminescence Assay Detecting the Antioxidative Effects of Glutathione and Uric Acid on Erythrocytes and Hemolysates Exposed to t-Butyl Hydroperoxide

    Article • Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology, January 1997, De Gruyter

    Prof Mustafa Serteser

  92. The effects of detergents on t-butyl hydroperoxide-induced chemiluminescence

    Article • International Journal of Clinical & Laboratory Research, September 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Mustafa Serteser