Microscopic examination of normal nail clippings
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Comparative microscopic analysis of nail clippings from patients with cutaneous psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis*
BACKGROUND: The nail involvement in psoriasis is related to psoriatic arthritis and may represent a predictor of the disease. OBJECTIVES: To analyze, through nail clipping, clinically normal and dystrophic nails of patients with cutaneous psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional multicenter study, conducted between August 2011 and March 2012. Patients were divid...
متن کاملCopper analysis of nail clippings. An attempt to differentiate between normal children and patients suffering from cystic fibrosis.
From 39 normal children and 36 patients, suffering from cystic fibrosis (C/F), the copper content of finger nail clippings and toe nail clippings were determined. From this study it can be concluded that, although the patients with cystic fibrosis (C/F) have a higher copper content, the determination of copper in nail samples cannot be used in order to differentiate between normal children and ...
متن کاملDermoscopic examination of nail pigmentation.
BACKGROUND Diagnosis of longitudinal melanonychia is usually difficult, and neither a single clinical criterion nor a combination of symptoms currently can be used to clearly distinguish malignant from benign bandlike pigmented nail lesions. Biopsy is painful and often leaves definitive dystrophic scars. OBJECTIVES To describe and evaluate dermoscopic patterns associated with longitudinal nai...
متن کاملHuman Nail Clippings as a Source of DNA for Genetic Studies
Blood samples have traditionally been used as the main source of DNA for genetic analysis. However, this source can be difficult in terms of collection, transportation, and long-term storage. In this study, we investigated whether human nail clippings could be used as a source of DNA for SNP genotyping, null-allele detection, and whole-genome amplification. From extracted nail DNA, we achieved ...
متن کاملHBV DNA can be detected from nail clippings of HBs Ag positive patients.
proteinase K and was then incubated for 4 hrs at 55•Ž . After approximately 30 mg of nail clippings in a 1.5 ml microtest tube were rinsed once with 1.0 N NaOH and twice with distilled water, the nails were mixed with 300ƒÊ1 of 4 M guanidine thiocyanate, 0.5% (w/v) sodium N-lauroyl salcosinate, 25 mM sodium citrate, and 0.1 mM 2-mercaptoethanol [7], and were incubated at room temperature over n...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Dermatology Practical & Conceptual
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2160-9381
DOI: 10.5826/dpc.0303a04