Clinical Proteomics is a peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 medical journal

Medical journal

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 published quarterly by Humana Press

Humana Press

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. covers scientific research in the field of translational proteomics

Proteomics

Proteomics is the large-scale study of proteins, particularly their structures and functions. Proteins are vital parts of living organisms, as they are the main components of the physiological metabolic pathways of cells. The term "proteomics" was first coined in 1997 to make an analogy with...

 with an emphasis on the application of proteomic technology to all aspects of clinical research. It was established in March 2004 and the editor in chief

Editor in chief

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 is Daniel W. Chan (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

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Scope

The journal publishes articles on a variety of subjects including: Clinical sample collection and handling to preserve protein

Protein

Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...

s, new technology, including protein array

Protein microarray

A protein microarray, sometimes referred to as a protein binding microarray,provides a multiplex approach to identify protein–protein interactions, to identify the substrates of protein kinases, to identify transcription factor protein-activation, or to identify the targets of biologically active...

s, mass spectrometry

Mass spectrometry

Mass spectrometry is an analytical technique that measures the mass-to-charge ratio of charged particles.It is used for determining masses of particles, for determining the elemental composition of a sample or molecule, and for elucidating the chemical structures of molecules, such as peptides and...

, microanalytic devices, nanotechnology

Nanotechnology

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, and biosensor

Biosensor

A biosensor is an analytical device for the detection of an analyte that combines a biological component with a physicochemical detector component.It consists of 3 parts:* the sensitive biological element A biosensor is an analytical device for the detection of an analyte that combines a biological...

s for protein-based clinical bioassay

Bioassay

Bioassay , or biological standardization is a type of scientific experiment. Bioassays are typically conducted to measure the effects of a substance on a living organism and are essential in the development of new drugs and in monitoring environmental pollutants...

s and clinical chemistry

Chemistry

Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....

 assays, bioinformatics

Bioinformatics

Bioinformatics is the application of computer science and information technology to the field of biology and medicine. Bioinformatics deals with algorithms, databases and information systems, web technologies, artificial intelligence and soft computing, information and computation theory, software...

 tools including pattern recognition

Pattern recognition

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, artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence

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, and computer learning algorithm

Algorithm

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Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in EBSCO databases

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, AGRICOLA

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, Chemical Abstracts Service

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, and EMBASE

EMBASE

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