Elizabeth Valentine-Thon

Summary

Country: Germany

Publications

  1. ncbi Quality control in nucleic acid testing--where do we stand?
    Elizabeth Valentine-Thon
    Department of Molecular Diagnostics, Laboratory Drs Schiwara, Wittke, Gerritzen, Köster, Kühn Velten, Bergmann, Haferwende 12, Bremen 28357, Germany
    J Clin Virol 25:S13-21. 2002
  2. ncbi Validity of MELISA for metal sensitivity testing
    Elizabeth Valentine-Thon
    MELISA LTT Center, Laboratory Dr M Sandkamp, B Köster, Dr R Hiller, Norderoog 2, 28259 Bremen, Germany
    Neuro Endocrinol Lett 24:57-64. 2003
  3. ncbi A novel lymphocyte transformation test (LTT-MELISA) for Lyme borreliosis
    Elizabeth Valentine-Thon
    Department of Immunology, Laboratory Center Bremen, 28205 Bremen, Germany
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 57:27-34. 2007
  4. ncbi LTT-MELISA is clinically relevant for detecting and monitoring metal sensitivity
    Elizabeth Valentine-Thon
    Laboratory Center Bremen, Bremen, Germany
    Neuro Endocrinol Lett 27:17-24. 2006
  5. ncbi External quality assessment program for qualitative and quantitative detection of hepatitis C virus RNA in diagnostic virology
    Jurjen Schirm
    Department of Virology, Regional Public Health Laboratory, Groningen, The Netherlands
    J Clin Microbiol 40:2973-80. 2002
  6. ncbi Blood metal levels and metal-influenced immune functions of harbour seals in captivity
    Antje Kakuschke
    GKSS Research Centre, Institute for Coastal Research, Max Planck Strasse 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
    Mar Pollut Bull 56:764-9. 2008
  7. ncbi Metal-induced impairment of the cellular immunity of newborn harbor seals (Phoca vitulina)
    Antje Kakuschke
    GKSS Research Center, Institute for Coastal Research, Max Planck Strasse 1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
    Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 55:129-36. 2008
  8. ncbi Hypersensitivity to titanium: clinical and laboratory evidence
    Kurt Muller
    Practice for Dermatology and Environmental Medicine, Isny, Germany
    Neuro Endocrinol Lett 27:31-5. 2006
  9. ncbi Immunological impact of metals in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) of the North Sea
    Antje Kakuschke
    Institute for Coastal Research, GKSS Research Centre, Max Planck Strasse 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
    Environ Sci Technol 39:7568-75. 2005
  10. ncbi Burning mouth syndrome associated with palladium allergy?
    Paolo D Pigatto
    Eur J Dermatol 18:356-7. 2008

Collaborators

  • Antje Kakuschke
  • Andreas Prange
  • Ursula Siebert
  • Simone Griesel
  • Paolo D Pigatto
  • Tanja Rosenberger
  • Sonja Fonfara
  • Kurt Muller
  • Jurjen Schirm
  • Roberto Zerboni
  • Albert J Feilzer
  • Roger Mundry
  • Gianpaolo Guzzi
  • Graham M Cleator
  • Jim Reid
  • Anton M van Loon
  • Paul E Klapper

Detail Information

Publications10

  1. ncbi Quality control in nucleic acid testing--where do we stand?
    Elizabeth Valentine-Thon
    Department of Molecular Diagnostics, Laboratory Drs Schiwara, Wittke, Gerritzen, Köster, Kühn Velten, Bergmann, Haferwende 12, Bremen 28357, Germany
    J Clin Virol 25:S13-21. 2002
    ..In conclusion, although considerable progress has been made, quality control of NATs in clinical diagnosis remains an ongoing challenge...
  2. ncbi Validity of MELISA for metal sensitivity testing
    Elizabeth Valentine-Thon
    MELISA LTT Center, Laboratory Dr M Sandkamp, B Köster, Dr R Hiller, Norderoog 2, 28259 Bremen, Germany
    Neuro Endocrinol Lett 24:57-64. 2003
    ..This study was carried out to evaluate the reproducibility, sensitivity, specificity, and reliability of the MELISA Test for detecting metal sensitivity in patients with clinical symptoms of a type IV hypersensitivity to metal...
  3. ncbi A novel lymphocyte transformation test (LTT-MELISA) for Lyme borreliosis
    Elizabeth Valentine-Thon
    Department of Immunology, Laboratory Center Bremen, 28205 Bremen, Germany
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 57:27-34. 2007
    ..This novel LTT-MELISA assay appears to correlate with active LB and may have diagnostic relevance in confirming LB in clinically and serologically ambiguous cases...
  4. ncbi LTT-MELISA is clinically relevant for detecting and monitoring metal sensitivity
    Elizabeth Valentine-Thon
    Laboratory Center Bremen, Bremen, Germany
    Neuro Endocrinol Lett 27:17-24. 2006
    ..In addition, we determined the reproducibility of the assay and assessed its clinical relevance for detecting and monitoring hypersensitivity to metals...
  5. ncbi External quality assessment program for qualitative and quantitative detection of hepatitis C virus RNA in diagnostic virology
    Jurjen Schirm
    Department of Virology, Regional Public Health Laboratory, Groningen, The Netherlands
    J Clin Microbiol 40:2973-80. 2002
    ..Finally, this study underlines the importance of proficiency panels for monitoring the quality of diagnostic laboratories...
  6. ncbi Blood metal levels and metal-influenced immune functions of harbour seals in captivity
    Antje Kakuschke
    GKSS Research Centre, Institute for Coastal Research, Max Planck Strasse 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
    Mar Pollut Bull 56:764-9. 2008
    ..Summarising, the methods used in this investigation provided useful information on these animals, and their application to free-ranging animals can be recommended...
  7. ncbi Metal-induced impairment of the cellular immunity of newborn harbor seals (Phoca vitulina)
    Antje Kakuschke
    GKSS Research Center, Institute for Coastal Research, Max Planck Strasse 1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
    Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 55:129-36. 2008
    ..Summarizing, the lymphocyte proliferation used as a marker in this investigation provided useful immunological information on these developing animals, and its application for toxicological studies on pollutants can be recommended...
  8. ncbi Hypersensitivity to titanium: clinical and laboratory evidence
    Kurt Muller
    Practice for Dermatology and Environmental Medicine, Isny, Germany
    Neuro Endocrinol Lett 27:31-5. 2006
    ..This study was carried out to investigate the potential of titanium to induce hypersensitivity in patients chronically exposed to titanium-based dental or endoprosthetic implants...
  9. ncbi Immunological impact of metals in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) of the North Sea
    Antje Kakuschke
    Institute for Coastal Research, GKSS Research Centre, Max Planck Strasse 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
    Environ Sci Technol 39:7568-75. 2005
    ..Our results show the value of a combined biological and effect-monitoring tool to investigate pollution-induced immunopathies in live animals...
  10. ncbi Burning mouth syndrome associated with palladium allergy?
    Paolo D Pigatto
    Eur J Dermatol 18:356-7. 2008