by Dr Jacqueline Gosink Calprotectin is released during inflammatory responses and reflects local immune activation. While traditionally used to assess gastrointestinal conditions, it is showing increasing promise for evaluation of the inflammatory status in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs). Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and chemiluminescence immunoassay technologies enable standardized measurement of circulating calprotectin and may support […]

A groundbreaking customizable immunoassay system developed by Japanese researchers offers rapid detection of disease biomarkers, allergens and other biomolecules with exceptional sensitivity, potentially revolutionising point-of-care diagnostics

By Dr Jacqueline Gosink New American College of Rheumatology and European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology classification criteria for antiphospholipid syndrome have been developed to aid cohort selection for research and clinical trials. The classification system includes both clinical and laboratory criteria, which are hierarchically clustered, weighted and risk-stratified to ensure high specificity.