Volume 54 in the internationally acclaimed Advances in Clinical Chemistry contains chapters submitted from leading experts from academia and clinical laboratory science. Authors are from a diverse field of clinical chemistry disciplines and diagnostics, ranging from basic biochemical exploration to cutting-edge microarray technology. - Leading experts from academia and clinical laboratory science - Volume emphasizes novel laboratory advances with application to clinical laboratory diagnostics and practical basic science studies

Volume 54 in the internationally acclaimed Advances in Clinical Chemistry contains chapters submitted from leading experts from academia and clinical laboratory science. Authors are from a diverse field of clinical chemistry disciplines and diagnostics, ranging from basic biochemical exploration to cutting-edge microarray technology.

• Leading experts from academia and clinical laboratory science
• Volume emphasizes novel laboratory advances with application to clinical laboratory diagnostics and practical basic science studies

1. Heat Shock Proteins in Cardiovascular Disease Madrigal-Matute Julio, Martin-Ventura Jose Luis, Blanco-Colio Luis Miguel, Egido Jesus, Michel Jean-Baptiste and Olivier Meilhac
2. Polyamines in cancer Edwin A. Paz, Jenaro Garcia-Huidobro, Natalia A. Ignatenko
3. Acquired Hemophilia A Massimo Franchini, Giuseppe Lippi
4. Hypobetalipoproteinemia. Genetics, biochemistry and clinical spectrum Patrizia Tarugi and Maurizio Averna
5. Sm peptides in differentiation of autoimmune diseases Michael Mahler
6. Aromatase activity and bone loss Luigi Gennari, Daniela Merlotti and Ranuccio Nuti
7. Biochemistry of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Giovanni Lombardi, Marie-Yvonne Akoume, Alessandra Colombini, Alain Moreau, and Giuseppe Banfi