Current Posters and presentations
Each year, the ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology® presents at more than 200 conferences, workshops, annual meetings, and symposiums for several national and international organizations. Recent posters and presentations include:
May 2012
Thrombosis and Hemostasis Summit of North America (THSNA)
Chicago, IL, May 3–5, 2012
Smock KJ—Poster and Presentation
Smock KJ, Ledford-Kraemer MR, Meijer P, Van Cott EM. Laboratory testing for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: a report from the North American Specialized Coagulation Laboratory Association (NASCOLA).
International Congress for Autoimmunity
Granada, Spain, May 9–13, 2012
Jaskowski TD, Hill HR–Poster
Copple SS, Giles SR, Jaskowski TD, Hill HR. Comparison of NOVA view titers to manual fluorescent microscopy.
Jaskowski TD, Hill HR, Box TD—Poster
Jaskowski TD, Hill HR, Box TD, Sussman NL. Multiplex testing for IgG autoantibodies against liver-specific antigens using Immunoblot technique.
Jaskowski TD, Hill HR, Tebo AE—Poster
Jaskowski TD, Hill HR, Tebo AE. Performance characteristics of a line immunoblot for the detection of autoantibodies in idiopathic inflammatory myopathie.
American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS)
Vancouver, Canada, May 20–24, 2012
Rule GS, Clark Z, Rockwood AL—Presentation
Rule GS, Clark Z, Yue B, Rockwood AL. A method of correcting for cross talk between isotope peaks of analyte and internal standard in MS/MS quantitation.
Kushnir MM, Rockwood AL, Roberts WL, Meikle AW—Poster
Kushnir MM, Rockwood AL, Roberts WL, Hoofnagle AN, Meikle AW. High sensitivity measurement of thyroglobulin in serum in presence of anti-thyroglobulin autoantibodies.
Keystone Symposium: The Role of Inflammation During Carcinogenesis
Dublin, Ireland, May 20–25, 2012
Welker NC, Bronner MP—Poster
Welker NC, Lin J, Bronner MP. The role of miRNAs in ulcerative colitis neoplastic progression: potential biomarkers and molecular mechanisms.
Association of Clinical Scientists
Mobile, AL, May 27, 2012
Johnson-Davis KL—Presentation
Johnson-Davis KL. Everolimus method comparison between Waters MassTrak XE (IUO) kit and LC-MS/MS method.
Strathmann FG—Presentation
Strathmann FG. Is it time for delta-checks to check out?
Strathmann FG—Presentation
Strathmann FG. Pituitary adenoma subclassification using a quantitative multiplexed immunoassay.
April 2012
American Cytogenetics Conference (ACC)
San Antonio, TX, April 19–22, 2012
Sederberg MC, Paxton CN, Rowe LR, Geiersbach K, South ST—Presentation
Sederberg MC, Gu Guangyu, Paxton CN, Rowe LR, Geiersbach K, South ST. A comparison of FISH and microarray detection of Mosaicism in ALL, CLL, and MDS.
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS)—NJ Spring Conference
East Windsor, NJ, April 20, 2012
McMillin G—Presentation
McMillin G. Drug testing for chronic pain management patients.
Pan American Society for Clinical Virology (PASCV)
Daytona Beach, FL, April 22–25, 2012
Hamula CL, Tardif KD, Schlaberg R—Poster
Hamula CL, Burrell J, Tardif KD, Schlaberg R. Analytical characterization of the GenProbe APTIMA HPV(AHPV) and AHPV genotyping.
Jorgensen S, Langer J, Stevenson J, Hillyard D, Schlaberg R—Poster
Jorgensen S, Langer J, Stevenson J, Hillyard D, Schlaberg R. Comparison of BGM to A549, MRC-5, and RMK cells for culture of herpes simplex virus form respiratory specimens.
Ferguson SL, Langer J, Taggart E, Schlaberg R—Poster
Ferguson SL, Langer J, Taggart E, Schlaberg R. Performance of the Light Diagnostics Simulfluor FLUA/FLUB kit compared to the Bartels Viral Respiratory Screening and Identification kit for shell vial culture confirmation.
Couturier B, Hymas W, Hillyard D, Schlaberg R—Poster
Couturier B, Hymas W, Mills A, Hillyard D, Schlaberg R. Development and validation of a real-time RT-PCR assay for detection of parechovirus.
Fauron C, Slev P—Poster
Fauron C, Slev P. Evaluation of the Bio-Rad GS HIV Combo AG/AB EIA assay.
Mallory MA, Sears MT, Hillyard DR—Poster
Mallory MA, Tang W, Sears MT, Hillyard DR. Evaluation of the Evivar SeqHepB system for determination of hepatitis B virus genotype, resistance-associated mutation detection and resistance interpretation.
Pyne MT, Hillyard DR—Poster
Pyne MT, Holzmayer V, Hacket Jr. J, Hillyard DR. Increasing prevalence of HIV-1 non-subtype B infections in the U.S.
Hymas W, Wilson A, Hillyard D—Poster
Hymas W, London H, Meyer T, Wilson A, Stockmann C, Ampofo K, Pavia A, Jain S, Lu X, Erdman D, Lindstrom S, Hillyard D. Quantification of respiratory viruses and evaluation of viral load in pediatric pneumonia.
Pyne MT, Hillyard DR—Poster
Pyne MT, Hillyard DR. Validation of the Roche COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS Taqman HIV-1 test version 2.
March 2012
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP)
March 17–23, 2012, Vancouver, Canada
Salama M—Poster
Dangott B, Salama M. Analysis and scoring of tartrate resistance acid phosphatase preparations.
Thompson C, Szankasi P, Bahler DW, Kelley TW—Presentation
Thompson C, Szankasi P, Bahler DW, Kelley TW. Analysis of IGVH gene rearrangements in a chronic lymphocytic leukemia cohort from a large US reference laboratory.
Salama M—Poster
Dangott B, Salama M. Automated image analysis for hematopathology.
Wallander M, Salama M, Perkins S, Layfield L—Poster
Wallander M, Salama M, Perkins S, Layfield L. Concordance and interobserver agreement of herceptest and 4B5 immunohistochemical staining in gastric carcinoma.
Layfield LJ—Poster
Schmidt RL, Factor RE, Witt BL, Affolter KE, Cook JB, Hall BJ, Narra KK, Layfield LJ. Diagnostic test accuracy studies for fine needle aspiration cytology: do methods matter?
Smith GD, Chadwick BE—Poster
Smith GD, Collins BT, Gopez EV, Chadwick BE. Fluorescent in-situ hybridization as an ancillary test for residual biliary brush cytology specimens.
Salama M, Kohan J, Bahler D, Tripp S, Perkins S—Poster
Moser K, Salama M, Kohan J, Bahler D, Tripp S, Perkins S. Flow cytometry versus immunoperoxidase staining for determination of plasma cell clonality with small plasma cell numbers.
Tripp S, Perkins SL, Bahler DW—Poster
Moser K, Bovio I, Hill S, Tripp S, Perkins SL, Bahler DW. Improved identification of megakaryoblasts by flow cytometry relative to immunohistochemistry.
Jarboe EA, Wallander ML, Tripp SB, Layfield LJ—Poster
Jarboe EA, Wallander ML, Tripp SB, Layfield LJ. Juvenile granulosa cell tumors: immunoreactivity for CD99 and Fli-1 and EWSR1 translocation status. A study of eleven cases.
Salama M, Layfield L—Poster
Salama M, Heilbrum M, Dechet C, Layfield L, Liu T. Microvessel density correlates with gleason score in prostatic adencarcinoma- a computer assisted image analysis in whole-mount prostatectomy.
Salama ME, Kohan J, Tripp S—Presentation
Salama ME, Zhan F, Lange H, Kohan J, Nandis N, Tripp S, Kruger J, Potts S. Plasma cell distribution within the vascular niche and micro-vessel density correlate with gene expression profile.
Layfield LJ—Poster
Schmidt RL, Factor RE, Witt BL, Layfield LJ. Significant of bias exists in diagnostic accuracy studies for fine needle aspiration cytology: a survey of study quality using QUADAS.
Prchal J, Perkins S, Salama M—Presentation
Sangl N, Schmidt R, Miles R, Prchal J, Perkins S, Orazi A, Salama M. Specific criteria improve interobserver reproducibility in myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) megakaryocyte morphologic assessment.
Vaughn C, Samowitz WS—Poster
Panarelli NC, Vaughn C, Samowitz WS, Yantiss RK. Sporadic colonic adenocarcinomas with a high degree of microsatellite instability do not show evidence of Wnt signaling abnormalities.
Kohan J, Perkins S, Wilson A, Tripp S, Salama M—Poster
Kohan J, Perkins S, Wilson A, Tripp S, Salama M. The value of whole slide imaging for enumeration of plasma cells in plasma cell dyscrasia.
Layfield LJ, Schmidt RL—Poster
Layfield LJ, Schmidt RL. HER2/neu gene amplification heterogeneity: the significance of cells with a 3:1 HER/CEP17 ratio.
Sangle NA, Layfield LJ—Poster
Sangle NA, Layfield LJ. Therapeutic accuracy and diagnostic utility for open biopsy, core needle biopsy, and fine-needle aspiration in a series of 282 biopsy procedures: comparison with resection diagnoses.
Layfield LJ, Factor EA, Jarboe EA—Poster
Layfield LJ, Factor RE, Jarboe EA. Clinician compliance with laboratory regulations requiring submission of relevant clinical data:
a one-year retrospective analysis.
Layfield LJ, Messinger BL, Schmidt RL—Poster
Layfield LJ, Messinger BL, Schmidt RL. Internal labeling errors in a surgical pathology department: a root-cause analysis.
Jarboe EA, Layfield LJ—Poster
Witt BL, Factor RE, Jarboe EA, Layfield LJ. Negative loop electrosurgical cone biopsy following a biopsy diagnosis of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion: frequency and clinical significance.
American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG)
March 27–31, 2012, Charlotte, NC
Longo—Poster
Longo N, Burton B, Harding C, Grange D, Vockley G, Wasserstein M, Adams D, Thomas J, Gu K, Walling J, Sile S. A phase 2, open-label, dose-finding and the long-term extension study to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of multiple subcutaneous doses of rAvPAL-PEG in patients with phenylketonuria.
Longo N—Poster
Hillman R, Peck D, Arnold G, Burton B, Enns G, Longo N, Mofidi S, Pridjian G, Waisbren S, White D, Gravance C. Sapropterin use in pregnant phenylketonuria patient: the PKU MOMS sub-registry.
Longo N—Poster
Grange D, Arnold G, Burton B, Enns G, Longo N, Mofidi S, Peck D, Pridjian G, White D, Gravance C. Sapropterin treatment for phenylketonuria in the PKUDOS registry: children four years old and younger.
Lyon E—Poster
Rehm H, Martin C, Bale S, Hegde M, Willems P, Miller D, Lyon E, Ferber M, Das S, Riggs E, Kaminsky E, Faucett W, Paschall J, Maglott D, Ostell J, Ledbetter D, Nussbaum R. Centralizing the deposition and curation of human mutations.
Lyon E, Jama M—Poster
Lyon E, Jama M, Gibson S. Comparing mPCR with southern analysis for methylation status of FMR1 expanded alleles.
South ST—Poster
Martin M, Vanso R, Sdano M, Dixon S, Dunn K, Hulinsky R, Baster A, Stevenson D, South ST. Diagnostic yield of chromosomal microarray and FMR1 analyses between genetics and non-genetics provider.
Rowe LR, South ST—Poster
Rowe LR, Thaker H, Opitz JM, Schiffman JD, Haddadin Z, Erickson L, Silker K, South ST. Genetic evaluation of fetal demise using molecular inversion probe analysis of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue.
Sederberg M, South ST—Poster
Gu G, Sederberg M, South ST. Genomic microarray analysis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia reveals a recurrent monoallelic deletion of 10q24.32.
South ST—Poster
Martin C, Paschall J, Aradhya S, Kearney H, South ST, Andersen E, Horner V, Kaminsky E, Riggs E, Williams E, Thorland E, Church D, Ledbetter D. Improving the quality of chromosomal microarray data and interpretation through collaboration and curation.
Ashwood ER—Presentation
Ashwood ER. Is a maternal serum screen cut-off of 1:270 justifiable for Down syndrome (DS) screening?
Longo—Poster
Jurecki E, Longo N, Burton B, Dimmock D, Feigenbaum A, Potter M, Stockler S, Siriwardena K, Lang W, Kim S, Prasad S. Safety and efficacy of sapropterin in children aged 0 to 6 years with phenylketonuria. Preliminary findings from a long term open label study.
Jama M, Lyon E—Poster
Jama M, Ebgert S, Lyon E. Triplet repeat primed PCR assay for the screening and diagnosis of Friedreich ataxia and Spinocerebellar ataxia types 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, & 17.
Sumner K, Damjanovich K, Hubley L, Spencer Z, Sears M, Fong M, Bayrak-Toydemir P, Best DH—Poster
Sumner K, Smith B, Damjanovich K, Hubley L, Spencer Z, Sears M, Fong M, Brown L, Bayrak-Toydemir P, Elliot CG, Best DH. The clinical utility of molecular analysis of the BMPR2, ENG, and ACVRL1 genes in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
February 2012
25th Annual Park City Combined AP/CP Pathology Update
January 30–February 3, 2012
Smock KJ—Presentation
Smock KJ. Coagulation testing: A case-based update.
Grenache DG—Presentation
Grenache DG. Non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis.
Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening
February 4–8, 2012, San Diego, CA
Herrmann M, Paxton C, Geiersbach K—Poster
Herrmann M, Paxton C, Adey N, Parry R, Geiersbach. An instrument for automated tissue dissection and recovery from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded, slide-mounted tissue.
Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
February 4–8, 2012, San Diego, CA
Tebo A—Poster
Py L, Tebo A, Godshall A. Laboratory confirmation of treatment effectiveness for NMDA receptor encephalitis in absence of clinical findings.
January 2012
Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry
January 8–14, 2012, Tucson, AZ
Travis JJ, McMillin GA, Strathmann FG—Poster
Travis JJ, McMillin GA, Strathmann FG. Elemental interference attributed to iodine in human urine.
Mass Spectrometry: Applications to the Clinical Lab (MSACL)
January 14–18, 2012, San Diego, CA
Fisher MA, Khot PD—Presentation
Fisher MA, Khot PD. Analysis of the 10 percent rule in bacterial identification by MALDI-TOF M.
Ray JA, Kushnir MM, Bunker A, Rockwood AL, Meikle AW—Poster
Ray JA, Kushnir MM, Bunker A, Rockwood AL, Meikle AW. Direct measurement of free estradiol in human serum by equilibrium dialysis-LC-MS/MS and reference intervals of free estradiol in women.
Clark ZD, Strathmann FG, McMillin GA—Poster
Clark ZD, Strathmann FG, McMillin GA. Urine profiles of oxycodone, noroxycodone, oxymorphone, and noroxymorphone.
American Federation for Medical Research (AMFR)
January 25–28, 2012, Carmel, CA
Kushnir MM, Rockwood AL, Meikle AW—Presentation
Kushnir MM, Rockwood AL, Roberts AL, Hoofnagle AN, Meikle AW. Accurate measurement of thyroglobulin in serum in presence of anti-thyroglobulin autoantibodies.
Martins TB, Augustine NH, Hill HR—Poster
Martins TB, Augustine NH, Kumanovics A, Hill HR. Identification of CD40 ligand and icos defects in patients with primary immunodefciencies.
