Dr Gregory S Makowski is a board-certified clinical chemist and fellow of the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. Following receipt of his PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Connecticut Storrs, he pursued post-doctoral studies at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington that culminated in joint appointments in the School of Medicine and the Department of Laboratory Medicine at John Dempsey Hospital. He has numerous clinical and basic science publications and serves on various scientific and editorial boards. He is actively engaged in the training of Pathology residents and fellows in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Hartford Hospital. He currently serves as Vice President Clinical Laboratory Services Hartford HealthCare in Connecticut.

• Preface Gregory S Makowski 1. Glycosaminoglycans in mucopolysaccharidoses and other disorders Shaukat A Khan, Fnu Nidhi, Andrés Felipe Leal, Betul Celik, Angelica María Herreño-Pachón, Sampurna Saikia, Eliana Benincore-Flórez, Yasuhiko Ago and Shunji Tomatsu 2. Volatile organic compounds in cancer and exhaled breath detection technology Xinyuan Zhou, Manqing Qi, Mingqi Tang, Shifang Wen, Zhenjie Xue and Tie Wang 3. Cardiac Natriuretic Peptides Theodor W. Shalmi, Anne Sophie B. Jensen, and Jens P. Goetze 4. Long non-coding and circular RNAs in osteoporosis: translation to clinical practice Martina Faraldi, Paola Maroni, Marta Gomarasca, Veronica Sansoni, Giuseppe Banfi, and Giovanni Lombardi 5. Sputum proteomics in lung disorders Paolo Iadarola, Maura D’Amato, Maria Antonietta Grignano, and Simona Viglio 6. PTSD Biomarkers: Neuroendocrine Signaling to Epigenetic Variants Alyssa Sbisa, Kristin Graham, Ellie Lawrence-Wood, Alexander C McFarlane, and Catherine Toben

Dr Gregory S Makowski is a board-certified clinical chemist and fellow of the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. Following receipt of his PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Connecticut Storrs, he pursued post-doctoral studies at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington that culminated in joint appointments in the School of Medicine and the Department of Laboratory Medicine at John Dempsey Hospital. He has numerous clinical and basic science publications and serves on various scientific and editorial boards. He is actively engaged in the training of Pathology residents and fellows in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Hartford Hospital. He currently serves as Vice President Clinical Laboratory Services Hartford HealthCare in Connecticut.

• Preface Gregory S Makowski 1. Glycosaminoglycans in mucopolysaccharidoses and other disorders Shaukat A Khan, Fnu Nidhi, Andrés Felipe Leal, Betul Celik, Angelica María Herreño-Pachón, Sampurna Saikia, Eliana Benincore-Flórez, Yasuhiko Ago and Shunji Tomatsu 2. Volatile organic compounds in cancer and exhaled breath detection technology Xinyuan Zhou, Manqing Qi, Mingqi Tang, Shifang Wen, Zhenjie Xue and Tie Wang 3. Cardiac Natriuretic Peptides Theodor W. Shalmi, Anne Sophie B. Jensen, and Jens P. Goetze 4. Long non-coding and circular RNAs in osteoporosis: translation to clinical practice Martina Faraldi, Paola Maroni, Marta Gomarasca, Veronica Sansoni, Giuseppe Banfi, and Giovanni Lombardi 5. Sputum proteomics in lung disorders Paolo Iadarola, Maura D’Amato, Maria Antonietta Grignano, and Simona Viglio 6. PTSD Biomarkers: Neuroendocrine Signaling to Epigenetic Variants Alyssa Sbisa, Kristin Graham, Ellie Lawrence-Wood, Alexander C McFarlane, and Catherine Toben

Dr Gregory S Makowski is a board-certified clinical chemist and fellow of the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. Following receipt of his PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Connecticut Storrs, he pursued post-doctoral studies at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington that culminated in joint appointments in the School of Medicine and the Department of Laboratory Medicine at John Dempsey Hospital. He has numerous clinical and basic science publications and serves on various scientific and editorial boards. He is actively engaged in the training of Pathology residents and fellows in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Hartford Hospital. He currently serves as Vice President Clinical Laboratory Services Hartford HealthCare in Connecticut.

• Preface Gregory S Makowski 1. Glycosaminoglycans in mucopolysaccharidoses and other disorders Shaukat A Khan, Fnu Nidhi, Andrés Felipe Leal, Betul Celik, Angelica María Herreño-Pachón, Sampurna Saikia, Eliana Benincore-Flórez, Yasuhiko Ago and Shunji Tomatsu 2. Volatile organic compounds in cancer and exhaled breath detection technology Xinyuan Zhou, Manqing Qi, Mingqi Tang, Shifang Wen, Zhenjie Xue and Tie Wang 3. Cardiac Natriuretic Peptides Theodor W. Shalmi, Anne Sophie B. Jensen, and Jens P. Goetze 4. Long non-coding and circular RNAs in osteoporosis: translation to clinical practice Martina Faraldi, Paola Maroni, Marta Gomarasca, Veronica Sansoni, Giuseppe Banfi, and Giovanni Lombardi 5. Sputum proteomics in lung disorders Paolo Iadarola, Maura D’Amato, Maria Antonietta Grignano, and Simona Viglio 6. PTSD Biomarkers: Neuroendocrine Signaling to Epigenetic Variants Alyssa Sbisa, Kristin Graham, Ellie Lawrence-Wood, Alexander C McFarlane, and Catherine Toben