Research Professor
Email chris.pemberton@otago.ac.nz
Christchurch Heart Institute
Department of Medicine
University of Otago, Christchurch
PO Box 4345
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand
Current roles
- Director, Translational Biodiscovery Laboratory, Christchurch Heart Institute
- Named Investigator on the current Christchurch Heart Institute HRC Programme grant.
- Principal Investigator on HRC, MBIE and WADA funded signal peptide projects
- Research Professor, Department of Medicine
Research interests
- Novel protein/peptide biomarker identification and measurement
- Cardioendocrine signalling in the circulation and heart tissue
- Ex vivo study of novel cardiovascular diagnostic and therapeutic agents
- Commercialisation of biomedical technologies
Awards and professional memberships
- 2012- Research Commercialisation – Strategic and Implementation Committee, Division of Health Sciences.
- 2012- Corresponding Member, Canterbury, NZ Society of Endocrinology
- 2011 Health Research Council of New Zealand Liley Medal
- 2011- European Society for Cardiology, Working Group on Cellular Biology of the Heart
- 2010- American Association of Clinical Chemistry
- 2007-11 Health Research Council of New Zealand Sir Charles Hercus Fellowship
- 2006-2009 Treasurer, Executive Committee Member, NZ Society of Endocrinology
Publications
Doudesis, D., Lee, K. K., Boeddinghaus, J., Bularga, A., Ferry, A. V., Tuck, C., … Pickering, J. W., Than, M. P., … CoDE-ACS Investigators, including Richards, A. M., Pemberton, C., Troughton, R. W., & Aldous, S. J. (2023). Machine learning for diagnosis of myocardial infarction using cardiac troponin concentrations. Nature Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02325-4
Neumann, J. T., Twerenbold, R., Ojeda, F., Aldous, S. J., Allen, B. R., Apple, F. S., … Pickering, J. W., Pemberton, C. J., … Richards, A. M., … Than, M. P., … Troughton, R. W., … the ARTEMIS study group. (2023). Personalized diagnosis in suspected myocardial infarction. Clinical Research in Cardiology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s00392-023-02206-3
Koh, H. W. L., Pilbrow, A. P., Tan, S. H., Zhao, Q., Benke, P. I., Burla, B., … Pickering, J. W., Troughton, R., Pemberton, C., … Richards, A. M., & Chan, M. Y. (2023). An integrated signature of extracellular matrix proteins and a diastolic function imaging parameter predicts post-MI long-term outcomes. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 10, 1123682. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1123682
Tan, E. S. J., Chan, S.-P., Choi, Y. C., Pemberton, C. J., Troughton, R., Poppe, K., … Richards, A. M. (2023). Regional handling and prognostic performance of circulating insulin-like growth factor binding protein-7 in heart failure. JACC: Heart Failure. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2023.01.016
Chew-Harris, J., Kuan, W. S., Ibrahim, I., Chan, S. P., Li, Z., Liew, O. W., Appleby, S., Frampton, C., Troughton, R., … Richards, A. M., & Pemberton, C. J. (2022). Comparative performances of soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor and Mid-regional proADM to predict composite death and new heart failure rehospitalisation in acutely breathless patients. European Heart Journal, 43(Suppl. 2), (pp. 1087). doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.1087
Pemberton, C. J., Charles, C. J., & Richards, A. M. (2017). Cardiac natriuretic peptides. In J. C. Schisler, C. H. Lang & M. S. Willis (Eds.), Endocrinology of the heart in health and disease. (pp. 3-39). Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-803111-7.00001-4
Chapter in Book - Research
Richards, M., Troughton, R., Espiner, E., Cameron, V., Ellmers, L., Pilbrow, A., Charles, C., Rademaker, M., Pemberton, C., & Yandle, T. (2013). Christchurch Heart Institute. In P. Joyce, G. Nicholls, K. Thomas & T. Wilkinson (Eds.), The Christchurch experience: 40 years of research and teaching. (pp. 68-74). Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Otago.
Chapter in Book - Other
Doudesis, D., Lee, K. K., Boeddinghaus, J., Bularga, A., Ferry, A. V., Tuck, C., … Pickering, J. W., Than, M. P., … CoDE-ACS Investigators, including Richards, A. M., Pemberton, C., Troughton, R. W., & Aldous, S. J. (2023). Machine learning for diagnosis of myocardial infarction using cardiac troponin concentrations. Nature Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02325-4
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Koh, H. W. L., Pilbrow, A. P., Tan, S. H., Zhao, Q., Benke, P. I., Burla, B., … Pickering, J. W., Troughton, R., Pemberton, C., … Richards, A. M., & Chan, M. Y. (2023). An integrated signature of extracellular matrix proteins and a diastolic function imaging parameter predicts post-MI long-term outcomes. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 10, 1123682. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1123682
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Neumann, J. T., Twerenbold, R., Ojeda, F., Aldous, S. J., Allen, B. R., Apple, F. S., … Pickering, J. W., Pemberton, C. J., … Richards, A. M., … Than, M. P., … Troughton, R. W., … the ARTEMIS study group. (2023). Personalized diagnosis in suspected myocardial infarction. Clinical Research in Cardiology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s00392-023-02206-3
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Tan, E. S. J., Chan, S.-P., Choi, Y. C., Pemberton, C. J., Troughton, R., Poppe, K., … Richards, A. M. (2023). Regional handling and prognostic performance of circulating insulin-like growth factor binding protein-7 in heart failure. JACC: Heart Failure. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2023.01.016
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Lee, K. K., Doudesis, D., Anwar, M., Astengo, A., Chenevier-Gobeaux, C., Claessens, Y.-E., … Pemberton, C., … Richards, A. M., … on behalf of the CoDE-HF investigators. (2022). Development and validation of a decision support tool for the diagnosis of acute heart failure: Systematic review, meta-analysis, and modelling study. BMJ, 377, e068424. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2021-068424
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Lewis, L. K., Raudsepp, S. D., Whitlow, J. C., Appleby, S., Pemberton, C. J., Yandle, T. G., & Richards, A. M. (2022). Assays specific for BNP1-32 and NT-proBNP exhibit a similar performance to two widely used assays in the diagnosis of heart failure. Clinical Chemistry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/clinchem/hvac126
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Lassé, M., Pilbrow, A. P., Kleffmann, T., Andersson Överström, E., von Zychlinski, A., Frampton, C. M. A., … Troughton, R. W., Lewis, L. K., Prickett, T. C. R., Pemberton, C. J., Richards, A. M., & Cameron, V. A. (2021). Fibrinogen and hemoglobin predict near future cardiovascular events in asymptomatic individuals. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 4605. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-84046-7
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Palmer, B. R., Paterson, M. A., Frampton, C. M., Pilbrow, A. P., Skelton, L., Pemberton, C. J., … Troughton, R. W., Richards, A. M., & Cameron, V. A. (2021). Vascular endothelial growth factor-A promoter polymorphisms, circulating VEGF-A and survival in acute coronary syndromes. PLoS ONE, 16(7), e0254206. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254206
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Poh, K. K., Shabbir, A., Ngiam, J. N., Lee, P. S. S., So, J., Frampton, C. M., Pemberton, C. J., & Richards, A. M. (2021). Plasma clearance of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) before and after bariatric durgery for morbid obesity. Clinical Chemistry, 67(4), 662-671. doi: 10.1093/clinchem/hvaa308
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Appleby, S., Chew-Harris, J., Troughton, R. W., Richards, A. M., & Pemberton, C. J. (2020). Analytical and biological assessment of circulating human erythroferrone. Clinical Biochemistry, 79, 41-47. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2020.02.001
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Chan, M. Y., Efthymios, M., Tan, S. H., Pickering, J. W., Troughton, R., Pemberton, C., … Pilbrow, A., & Richards, A. M. (2020). Prioritizing candidates of post-myocardial infarction heart failure using plasma proteomics and single-cell transcriptomics. Circulation, 142, 1408-1421. doi: 10.1161/circulationaha.119.045158
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Harris, S. L., Troughton, R., Lewis, L., Austin, N., & Pemberton, C. (2020). Circulating forms of B-type natriuretic peptide in very preterm infants. Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, 5(3), 506-515. doi: 10.1093/jalm/jfaa003
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Kuan, W. S., Ibrahim, I., Chan, S. P., Li, Z., Liew, O. W., Frampton, C., Troughton, R., Pemberton, C. J., … Richards, A. M. (2020). Mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin outperforms N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide for the diagnosis of acute heart failure in the presence of atrial fibrillation. European Journal of Heart Failure, 22, 692-700. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.1660
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Mbikou, P., Rademaker, M. T., Charles, C. J., Richards, M. A., & Pemberton, C. J. (2020). Cardiovascular effects of DWORF (dwarf open reading frame) peptide in normal and ischaemia/reperfused isolated rat hearts. Peptides, 124, 170192. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2019.170192
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Pickering, J. W., Young, J. M., George, P. M., Pemberton, C. J., Watson, A., Aldous, S. J., … Troughton, R. W., Richards, A. M., … Than, M. P. (2020). Early kinetic profiles of troponin I and T measured by high-sensitivity assays in patients with myocardial infarction. Clinica Chimica Acta, 505, 15-25. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2020.02.009
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Adamson, P. D., McAllister, D., Pilbrow, A., Pickering, J. W., Poppe, K., Shah, A., Whalley, G., … Pemberton, C., Troughton, R. W., … Richards, A. M. (2019). Convalescent troponin and cardiovascular death following acute coronary syndrome. Heart, 105, 1717-1724. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2019-315084
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Chew-Harris, J., Appleby, S., Richards, A. M., Troughton, R. W., & Pemberton, C. J. (2019). Analytical, biochemical and clearance considerations of soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) in healthy individuals. Clinical Biochemistry, 69, 36-44. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2019.05.010
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Lewis, L. K., Raudsepp, S. D., Prickett, T. C. R., Yandle, T. G., Doughty, R. N., Frampton, C. M., Pemberton, C. J., & Richards, A. M. (2019). ProBNP that is not glycosylated at threonine 71 is decreased with obesity in patients with heart failure. Clinical Chemistry, 65(9), 1115-1124. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2019.302547
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Arrigo, M., Vodovar, N., Nougué, H., Sadoune, M., Pemberton, C. J., Ballan, P., … Mebazaa, A. (2018). The heart regulates the endocrine response to heart failure: Cardiac contribution to circulating neprilysin. European Heart Journal, 39(20), 1794-1798. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx679
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Harris, S. L., More, K., Dixon, B., Troughton, R., Pemberton, C., Horwood, J., Ellis, N., & Austin, N. (2018). Factors affecting N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels in preterm infants and use in determination of haemodynamic significance of patent ductus arteriosus. European Journal of Pediatrics, 177(4), 521-532. doi: 10.1007/s00431-018-3089-y
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Marks, E. C. A., Wilkinson, T. M., Frampton, C. M., Skelton, L., Pilbrow, A. P., Yandle, T. G., Pemberton, C. J., … Whalley, G. A., … Troughton, R. W., … Cameron, V. A., Richards, A. M., Gieseg, S. P., & Palmer, B. R. (2018). Plasma levels of soluble VEGF receptor isoforms, circulating pterins and VEGF system SNPs as prognostic biomarkers in patients with acute coronary syndromes. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 18, 169. doi: 10.1186/s12872-018-0894-1
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Pickering, J. W., Flaws, D., Smith, S. W., Greenslade, J., Cullen, L., Parsonage, W., … Richards, A. M., Troughton, R., Pemberton, C., George, P. M., & Than, M. P. (2018). A risk assessment score and initial high-sensitivity troponin combine to identify low risk of acute myocardial infarction in the emergency department. Academic Emergency Medicine, 25(4), 434-443. doi: 10.1111/acem.13343
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Pickering, J. W., Young, J. M., George, P. M., Watson, A. S., Aldous, S. J., Troughton, R. W., Pemberton, C. J., Richards, A. M., … Than, M. P. (2018). Validity of a novel point-of-care troponin assay for single-test rule-out of acute myocardial infarction. JAMA Cardiology, 3(11), 1108-1112. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2018.3368
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Than, M. P., Aldous, S. J., Troughton, R. W., Pemberton, C. J., Richards, A. M., Frampton, C. M. A., Florkowski, C. M., George, P. M., … Young, J. M., … Pickering, J. W. (2018). Detectable high-sensitivity cardiac troponin within the population reference interval conveys high 5-year cardiovascular risk: An observational study. Clinical Chemistry, 64(7), 1044-1053. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2017.285700
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van der Linden, N., Wildi, K., Twerenbold, R., Pickering, J. W., Than, M., Cullen, L., … Richards, A. M., Troughton, R., Pemberton, C., … Mueller, C. (2018). Combining high sensitivity cardiac troponin I and cardiac troponin T in the early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. Circulation, 138(10), 989-999. doi: 10.1161/circulationaha.117.032003
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Ibrihim, I., Kuan, W. S., Frampton, C., Troughton, R., Liew, O. W., Chong, J. P. C., … Pemberton, C. J., … Richards, A. M. (2017). Superior performance of N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide for diagnosis of acute decompensated heart failure in an Asian compared with a Western setting. European Journal of Heart Failure, 19(2), 209-217. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.612
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Liebetrau, C., Gaede, L., Wolter, J. S., Homann, J., Meyer, A., Dörr, O., … Richards, A. M., & Pemberton, C. J. (2017). Release kinetics of high-sensitivity cardiac troponins I and T and troponin T upstream open reading frame peptide (TnTuORF) in clinically induced acute myocardial infarction. Biomarkers, 22(3-4), 304-310. doi: 10.1080/1354750X.2016.1252965
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Pickering, J. W., Than, M. P., Cullen, L., Aldous, S., ter Avest, E., Body, R., … Florkowski, C. M., … George, P., … Pemberton, C., Richards, A. M., … Troughton, R., … Young, J. (2017). Rapid rule-out of acute myocardial infarction with a single high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T measurement below the limit of detection: A collaborative meta-analysis. Annals of Internal Medicine, 166(10), 715-724. doi: 10.7326/m16-2562
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Cullen, L., Greenslade, J. H., Menzies, L., Leong, A., Than, M., Pemberton, C., Aldous, S., Pickering, J., … Parsonage, W. A. (2016). Time to presentation and 12-month health outcomes in patients presenting to the emergency department with symptoms of possible acute coronary syndrome. Emergency Medicine Journal, 33, 390-395. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2015-204978
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Pemberton, C. J., Frampton, C. M., Aldous, S., Bailey, M., Young, J., Troughton, R., Than, M., & Richards, M. (2016). B-type natriuretic peptide signal peptide (BNPsp) in patients presenting with chest pain. Clinical Biochemistry, 49, 645-650. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2016.02.015
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Lee, J., Than, M., Aldous, S., Troughton, R., Richards, M., & Pemberton, C. J. (2015). CNP signal peptide in patients with cardiovascular disease. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2, 28. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2015.00028
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Lee, J., Young, J., Frampton, C. M., Aldous, S., Troughton, R. W., Than, M., Richards, A. M., & Pemberton, C. J. (2015). A novel troponin T peptide in humans: Assay, biochemistry and preliminary findings in acute coronary syndromes. International Journal of Cardiology, 190, 68-74. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.04.145
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Liebetrau, C., Gaede, L., Dörr, O., Blumenstein, J., Rosenburg, S., Hoffmann, J., … Richards, A. M., & Pemberton, C. J. (2015). Reference values and release kinetics of B-type natriuretic peptide signal peptide in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Clinical Chemistry, 61(12), 1532-1539. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2015.244327
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Meller, B., Cullen, L., Parsonage, W. A., Greenslade, J. H., Aldous, S., Reichlin, T., … Troughton, R., Pemberton, C. J., Richards, A. M., … Than, M., & Mueller, C. (2015). Accelerated diagnostic protocol using high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T in acute chest pain patients. International Journal of Cardiology, 184C, 208-215. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.02.006
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Cullen, L., Aldous, S., Than, M., Greenslade, J. H., Tate, J. R., George, P. M., … Richards, A. M., Ungerer, J. P. J., Troughton, R. W., … Pemberton, C. J., Florkowski, C., … Parsonage, W. A. (2014). Comparison of high sensitivity troponin T and I assays in the diagnosis of non-ST elevation acute myocardial infarction in emergency patients with chest pain. Clinical Biochemistry, 47(6), 321-326. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2013.11.019
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Mahagamasekera, P. G., Ruygrok, P. N., Palmer, S. C., Richards, A. M., Ansell, G. S., Nicholls, M. G., Pemberton, C. J., Lewis, L. K., & Yandle, T. G. (2014). B-type natriuretic peptide forms within the heart, coronary sinus, and peripheral circulation in humans: Evidence for degradation before secretion. Clinical Chemistry, 60(3), 549-558. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2013.210435
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Pemberton, C. J. (2014). Signal peptides: New markers in cardiovascular disease? Biomarkers in Medicine, 8(8), 1013-1019. doi: 10.2217/bmm.14.64
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Pemberton, C. J., Siriwardena, M., Kleffmann, T., & Richards, A. M. (2014). C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) signal peptide fragments are present in the human circulation. Biochemical & Biophysical Research Communications, 449, 301-306. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.05.020
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Cullen, L., Mueller, C., Parsonage, W. A., Wildi, K., Greenslade, J. H., Twerenbold, R., Aldous, S., … Troughton, R., … George, P., … Pemberton, C. J., Richards, A. M., … Florkowski, C., Deely, J. M., & Than, M. (2013). Validation of high-sensitivity troponin I in a 2-hour diagnostic strategy to assess 30-day outcomes in emergency department patients with possible acute coronary syndrome. JACC, 62(14), 1242-1249. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.02.078
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Greenslade, J. H., Cullen, L., Kalinowski, L., Parsonage, W., Palmer, S., Aldous, S., Richards, M., … Troughton, R., Pemberton, C., & Than, M. (2013). Examining renal impairment as a risk factor for acute coronary syndrome: A prospective observational study. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 62(1), 38-46. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.01.011
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Greenslade, J. H., Cullen, L., Than, M., Aldous, S., Chu, K., Brown, A. F. T., Richards, A. M., Pemberton, C. J., George, P., & Parsonage, W. A. (2013). Validation of the Vancouver Chest Pain Rule using troponin as the only biomarker: A prospective cohort study. American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 31(7), 1103-1107. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.04.016
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Pemberton, C. J., & Kleffmann, T. (2013). Circulating signal peptides: More than just a bus ticket? Cardiovascular Endocrinology, 2(3), 41-45. doi: 10.1097/XCE.0b013e328362e44e
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Aldous, S., Pemberton, C., Richards, A. M., Troughton, R., & Than, M. (2012). High-sensitivity troponin T for early rule-out of myocardial infarction in recent onset chest pain. Emergency Medicine Journal, 29(10), 805-810. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2011-200222
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Pemberton, C. J., Siriwardena, M., Kleffmann, T., Ruygrok, P., Palmer, S. C., Yandle, T. G., & Richards, A. M. (2012). First identification of circulating Prepro-A-Type natriuretic peptide (PreproANP) signal peptide fragments in humans: Initial assessment as cardiovascular biomarkers. Clinical Chemistry, 58(4), 757-767. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2011.176990
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Troughton, R. W., Lewis, L. K., Yandle, T. G., Pemberton, C. J., & Nicholls, M. G. (2011). B-type natriuretic peptides: Looking to the future. Annals of Medicine, 43(3), 188-197. doi: 10.3109/07853890.2010.526630
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Prosser, H. C., Richards, A. M., Forster, M. E., & Pemberton, C. J. (2010). Regional vascular response to ProAngiotensin-12 (PA12) through the rat arterial system. Peptides, 31, 1540-1545. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2010.05.009
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Siriwardena, M., Kleffmann, T., Ruygrok, P., Cameron, V. A., Yandle, T. G., Nicholls, M. G., Richards, A. M., & Pemberton, C. J. (2010). B-type natriuretic peptide signal peptide circulates in human blood. Evaluation as a potential biomarker of cardiac ischemia. Circulation, 122, 255-264. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.909937
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Doogue, M. P., Begg, E. J., Moore, M. P., Lunt, H., Pemberton, C. J., & Zhang, M. (2009). Metformin increases plasma ghrelin in Type 2 diabetes. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 68(6), 875-882. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2009.03372.x
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