Biochemia Medica
THE JOURNAL OF CROATIAN SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE
ČASOPIS HRVATSKOG DRUŠTVA ZA MEDICINSKU BIOKEMIJU I LABORATORIJSKU MEDICINU
UDC 577.1 ISSN 1849-820
12th Congress of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine with international participation
October 15-18, 2026 Srebreno, Croatia
Organizer
Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine
Auspices
President of the Republic of Croatia
International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine – IFCC
European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine – EFLM
Ministry of Science, Education and Youth Of the Republic of Croatia
Ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry
Scientific Committee
Jasenka Wagner Kostadinović, president
Tanja Antunović
Ivana Ćelap
Željko Debeljak
Adrijana Dorotić
Mila Lovrić
Ivanka Mikulić
Marija Milić
Vanja Radišić Biljak
Organizing Committee
Ivana Lapić, president
Andrea Čeri
Josipa Kuleš
Marina Njire Bratičević
Vladimira Rimac
Congress Secretariat
Jasna Đogić, secretary
Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine
Boškovićeva 18
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
tel/fax: +385 1 48 28 133
Contents
Pre-congress symposium
Artificial intelligence in laboratory medicine
PCS-1 From text to tables: using large language models-generated structured outputs to answer scientific questions - 5
PCS-2 The 21st century biochemist: how practical AI applications improve and simplify laboratory work - 6
PCS-3 Large language models-based clinical decision support - 7
PCS-4 False discovery rate corrections in routine laboratory diagnostics and biomarker discovery - 8
PCS-5 Deep learning-based classification of urinary sediment particles - 9
PCS-6 Single-cell analysis via machine and statistical learning of mass spectrometry images - 10
Honorary lecture
Biochemistry and the philosophy of man - 11
Plenary lectures
PL-1 Research vs. clinical laboratory methods and regulations: understanding the key differences - 12
PL-2 Medical biochemist in the educational system - 13
PL-3 Genetics and epigenetics: where are we today in translational research and clinical application - 14
Symposium lectures
S1 Life-threatening bleeding: diagnosis and contemporary management - 15
S2 Modern approach to therapeutic drug monitoring - 19
S3 Allergic diseases – pandemics of the future - 23
S4 Women in sports – a multidisciplinary challenge - 27
S5 MicroRNA in germ cell tumors– joint symposium with Horizon Project Attract Adria - 31
Working groups sessions
WG-1 Symposium of the Working group for laboratory hematology - 35
WG-2 Symposium of the Working group for laboratory endocrinology - 36
WG-3 Symposium of the Working group for tumor markers - 37
Poster abstract
A Hematology - 39
B Hemostasis - 60
C Cardiovascular diseases -67
D Endocrinology and bone diseases - 70
F Autoimmune diseases - 79
H Pediatric laboratory medicine - 84
I Laboratory toxicology - 90
J Molecular diagnostics - 95
K Point-of-care testing - 111
L Sports medicine - 115
M New biomarkers - 121
N New technologies - 126
O Case report - 130
P Pre- and postanalytical phase of laboratory work -143
R Biostatistics - 160
S Laboratory management - 163
T Method and test validation - 167
U Other - 188
