Vicky Karlaftis

Newborn and Pediatric Reference Intervals for Coagulation Assays Using Novel Reagents.

Natasha Letunica, Vasiliki Karlaftis, Paul Monagle, Vera Ignjatovic

Journal article  |  2022  |  Thromb Haemost

Age partitioned and continuous upper reference limits for Ortho VITROS High Sensitivity Troponin I in a healthy paediatric cohort.

Joel Smith, Vasiliki Karlaftis, Stephen Hearps, Angela Chiriano, Paul Monagle, undefined HAPPI Kids study team

Journal article  |  2022  |  Clin Chem Lab Med

OBJECTIVES: In adults, the elevation of cardiac troponin (cTn) above the 99th percentile upper reference limit defines myocardial ..

The Proportions of Low- and Intermediate-Molecular-Weight von Willebrand Factor Multimers Are Different in Neonates and Infants Compared to Adults.

Natasha Letunica, Suelyn Van Den Helm, Rebecca Barton, Asami Weaver, Vasiliki Karlaftis, Paul Monagle, Vera Ignjatovic

Journal article  |  2022  |  Thromb Haemost

Proteomics in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Natasha Letunica, Suelyn Van den Helm, Conor McCafferty, Ella Swaney, Tengyi Cai, Chantal Attard, Vasiliki Karlaftis, Paul Monagle, Vera Ignjatovic

Journal article  |  2022  |  THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS

Proteomics, the simultaneous study of all proteins in a given cell, tissue or organism, is an innovative approach used to identify..

Pathophysiological pathway differences in children who present with COVID-19 ARDS compared to COVID-19 induced MIS-C

Conor McCafferty, Tengyi Cai, Delphine Borgel, Dominique Lasne, Sylvain Renolleau, Meryl Vedrenne-Cloquet, Damien Bonnet, Jemma Wu, Thiri Zaw, Atul Bhatnagar, Xiaomin Song, Suelyn van den Helm, Natasha Letunica, Chantal Attard, Vasiliki Karlaftis, Slavica Praporski, Vera Ignjatovic, Paul Monagle

Journal article  |  2022  |  NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

COVID-19 has infected more than 275 million worldwide (at the beginning of 2022). Children appear less susceptible to COVID-19 and..

Fibrin clot characteristics and anticoagulant response in a SARS-CoV-2-infected endothelial model.

Conor McCafferty, Leo Lee, Tengyi Cai, Slavica Praporski, Julian Stolper, Vasiliki Karlaftis, Chantal Attard, David Myint, Leeanne M Carey, David W Howells, Geoffrey A Donnan, Stephen Davis, Henry Ma, Sheila Crewther, Vinh A Nguyen, Suelyn Van Den Helm, Natasha Letunica, Ella Swaney, David Elliott, Kanta Subbarao, et al.

Journal article  |  2022  |  EJHaem

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients have increased thrombosis risk. With increasing age, there is an increase in COVID-19..

Increased platelet activation in SARS-CoV-2 infected non-hospitalised children and adults, and their household contacts

Conor McCafferty, Suelyn van den Helm, Natasha Letunica, Chantal Attard, Vasiliki Karlaftis, Tengyi Cai, Slavica Praporski, Ella Swaney, David Burgner, Melanie Neeland, Kate Dohle, Nigel W Crawford, Luisa Clucas, Shidan Tosif, Vera Ignjatovic, Paul Monagle

Journal article  |  2021  |  BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY

Continuous reference intervals for leukocyte telomere length in children: the method matters

Analia Lesmana, Pei Tian, Vasiliki Karlaftis, Stephen Hearps, Paul Monagle, Vera Ignjatovic, Ngaire Elwood

Journal article  |  2021  |  CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE

OBJECTIVES: Children with very short telomeres commonly develop bone marrow failure and other severe diseases. Identifying the ind..

Validation of the HAPPI Kids Continuous Age-Specific Pediatric Reference Intervals

Monsurul Hoq, Susan Matthews, Vicky Karlaftis, Janet Burgess, Susan Donath, John Carlin, Vera Ignjatovic, Paul Monagle

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF APPLIED LABORATORY MEDICINE

INTRODUCTION: To facilitate best possible patient care, reference intervals (RIs) adopted by a laboratory must be appropriate for ..

Reference intervals for serum cystatin C in neonates and children 30 days to 18 years old

Tengyi Cai, Vasiliki Karlaftis, Stephen Hearps, Susan Matthews, Janet Burgess, Paul Monagle, Vera Ignjatovic

Journal article  |  2020  |  PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY

BACKGROUND: Serum cystatin C (CysC) is a promising biomarker of kidney function, which has higher accuracy and sensitivity when co..