Laboratory Testing in Endocrine Diseases
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Laboratory Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: endocrine biomarkers (thyroid disease, diabetes); cardiac biomarkers (troponin, BNP, Galactin3, Lipids); COVID-19 biomarkers (antibodies, antigen); cancer biomarkers (HE4, circulating tumor cells); lab management (POCT, accreditation, LEAN)
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Interests: troponins; lipids and endocrine testing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Laboratory testing remains an essential cornerstone in the clinical approach to endocrine diseases, from simple automated tests for glucose in diabetes, to highly advanced mass-spectrometry techniques used to test for renin-aldosterone ratios for hyperaldosteronism screening, to dynamic function testing. Accurate interpretation, alongside clinical correlation, ensures the effective diagnosis and proper management of endocrine disease. Indeed, there are many success stories in the laboratory testing of endocrine diseases that have greatly impacted patient care, such as the continued efforts to harmonize HbA1c testing across different platforms that have greatly assisted in the management of diabetics. However, the landscape of hormone testing is continually evolving, with new insights into the interpretation of hormone tests and new generations/methodologies being introduced for existing assays. It is thus especially important to stay abreast of the latest developments in this field, and we present several publications in this Special Issue to assist clinicians and laboratorians alike in this endeavor.
Prof. Dr. Aw Tar-Choon
Guest Editor
Dr. Chin Shern Lau
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- endocrine diseases
- laboratory testing
- clinical correlation
- hormone testing
- diagnosis and management
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