Translating molecular medicine into clinical tools: doomed to fail by neglecting basic preanalytical principles

<p>Abstract</p> <p>This commentary discusses a study on measurements of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) in serum of pseudoxanthoma elasticum patients recently published in Journal of Molecular Medicine. This study can be considered the typical "obstacle" to effective t...

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Main Authors: Mannello Ferdinando, Jung Klaus, Lein Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
Online Access:http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/7/1/87