Biotin interference in cardiac troponin immunoassay – where the wild things are?
Paul Collinson
Laboratory-related issues in the measurement of cardiac troponins with highly sensitive assays
Magdalena Krintus and Mauro Panteghini
Chromatographic methods development for clinical practice: requirements and limitations
Lenka Kujovská Krčmová, Bohuslav Melichar, and František Švec
Harmonising EQA schemes the next frontier: challenging the status quo
Tony Badrick and Anne Stavelin
Direct comparison study between droplet digital PCR and a combination of allele-specific PCR, asymmetric rapid PCR and melting curve analysis for the detection of BRAF V600E mutation in plasma from melanoma patients
Eleni Tzanikou, Verena Haselmann, Athina Markou, Angelika Duda, Jochen Utikal, Michael Neumaier, and Evi S. Lianidou
A novel mitochondrial m.14430A>G (MT-ND6, p.W82R) variant causes complex I deficiency and mitochondrial Leigh syndrome
Miaomiao Du, Xiujuan Wei, Pu Xu, Anran Xie, Xiyue Zhou, Yanling Yang, Dongxiao Li, Jianxin Lyu, and Hezhi Fang
Obesity status modifies the association between rs7556897T>C in the intergenic region SLC19A3–CCL20 and blood pressure in French children
Said El Shamieh, Maria G. Stathopoulou, Amélie Bonnefond, Ndeye Coumba Ndiaye, Cécile Lecoeur, David Meyre, Sébastien Dadé, Pia Chedid, Ali Salami, Payman Shahabi, George V. Dedoussis, Philippe Froguel, and Sophie Visvikis-Siest
Influence of reagent lots and multiple measuring systems on estimating the coefficient of variation from quality control data; implications for uncertainty estimation and interpretation of QC results
Ashley D. Ellis, Alexander R. Gross, Jeffrey R. Budd, and W. Greg Miller
Electrophoretic α1-globulin for screening of α1-antitrypsin deficient variants
Simone Scarlata, Simona Santangelo, Ilaria Ferrarotti, Angelo Guido Corsico, Stefania Ottaviani, Panaiotis Finamore, Davide Fontana, Marc Miravitlles, and Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi
A continued method performance monitoring approach for the determination of pediatric renin samples – application within a European clinical trial
Martin Feickert, Ilja Burdman, Nina Makowski, Mohsin Ali, Anke Bartel, Bjoern B. Burckhardt, and on behalf of the LENA consortium
Pilot study for cystic fibrosis neonatal screening: the Cuban experience
Elisa M. Castells, Aramis Sánchez, Amarilys Frómeta, Yanin Mokdse, Nelson Ozunas, Tania Licourt, Ana Luisa Arteaga, Eladio Silva, Teresa Collazo, Fidel Rodríguez, Odalys Martín, Maryeris Espinosa, Lesley del Río, Pedro L. Pérez, Greilys Morejón, Claudia Almira, Zoe Núñez, Antonio Melchor, and Ernesto Carlos González
Validation of the analytical performance of the NOVEOS™ System, a system which improves upon the third-generation in vitro allergy testing technology
Daniel Bauersachs, Ekaterina Potapova, Harald Renz, Stephanie Hagner Benes, Paolo Maria Matricardi, and Chrysanthi Skevaki
IgE cross-reactivity measurement of cashew nut, hazelnut and peanut using a novel IMMULITE inhibition method
Shanna Bastiaan-Net, Manou R. Batstra, Nasrin Aazamy, Huub F.J. Savelkoul, Johanna P.M. van der Valk, Roy Gerth van Wijk, Marco W.J. Schreurs, Harry J. Wichers, and Nicolette W. de Jong
Sexual dimorphism in the cerebrospinal fluid total protein content
Massimiliano Castellazzi, Stefano Pizzicotti, Ilenia Lombardo, Sarah Alfiero, Andrea Morotti, Patrizia Pellegatti, Giovanna Negri, Lara Natali, Caterina Ferri, Enrico Fainardi, Tiziana Bellini, and Maura Pugliatti
Current state of the morphological assessment of urinary erythrocytes in The Netherlands: a nation-wide questionnaire
Jolien J. Luimstra, Rüya G. Koçer, Alexander Jerman, Jacqueline Klein Gunnewiek, Karlijn Gijzen, Leo H.J. Jacobs, and Ayşe Y. Demir
Within-subject and between-subject biological variation of first morning void urine amino acids in 12 healthy subjects
Hamit Hakan Alp, Halil İbrahim Akbay, Erdem Çokluk, Zubeyir Huyut, Sıddık Keskin, and Mehmet Ramazan Şekeroğlu
Proenkephalin as a new biomarker for pediatric acute kidney injury – reference values and performance in children under one year of age
Stan J. F. Hartman, Alexandra J. M. Zwiers, Nadies E. C. van de Water, Joost van Rosmalen, Joachim Struck, Janin Schulte, Oliver Hartmann, Peter Pickkers, Remi Beunders,
Quality performance for indirect Xa inhibitor monitoring in patients using international external quality data
Martine J. Hollestelle, Felix J.M. van der Meer, and Piet Meijer
Clinical risk assessment of biotin interference with a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T assay
Bryn Mumma, Deborah Diercks, Raphael Twerenbold, André Valcour, André Ziegler, André Schützenmeister, Dusanka Kasapic, and Nam Tran
Short- and long-term biological variation of cardiac troponin I in healthy individuals, and patients with end-stage renal failure requiring haemodialysis or cardiomyopathy
Nick S. R. Lan, Lan T. Nguyen, Samuel D. Vasikaran, Catherine Wilson, Jacqueline Jonsson, James M. Rankin, and Damon A. Bell
Monocyte distribution width (MDW) as a screening tool for sepsis in the Emergency Department
Luisa Agnello, Giulia Bivona, Matteo Vidali, Concetta Scazzone, Rosaria Vincenza Giglio, Giorgia Iacolino, Alessandro Iacona, Silvia Mancuso, Anna Maria Ciaccio, Bruna Lo Sasso, and Marcello Ciaccio
Performance of a Toxo IgM prototype assay for the diagnosis of maternal and congenital Toxoplasma infections
Martine Wallon, Hélène Fricker-Hidalgo, Emmanuelle Chapey, Claire Bailet, Céline Dard, Marie-Pierre Brenier-Pinchart, and Hervé Pelloux
Evaluation of an ELISA for SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing: clinical performances and correlation with plaque reduction neutralization titer
Andrea Padoan, Francesco Bonfante, Laura Sciacovelli, Chiara Cosma, Daniela Basso, and Mario Plebani
Preliminary evaluation of Roche Cobas Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 chemiluminescence immunoassay
Giuseppe Lippi, Gian Luca Salvagno, Manuela Pegoraro, Valentina Militello, Cecilia Caloi, Angelo Peretti, Simone De Nitto, Chiara Bovo, and Giuliana Lo Cascio
Hypoalbuminemia and elevated D-dimer in COVID-19 patients: a call for result harmonization
Elena Aloisio, Ludovica Serafini, Mariia Chibireva, Alberto Dolci, and Mauro Panteghini
Total pathway to method validation
Gerald Woollard, Brett McWhinney, Ronda F. Greaves, and Wilson Punyalack
Derivation of performance specifications for uncertainty of serum C-reactive protein measurement according to the Milan model 3 (state of the art)
Federica Braga and Mauro Panteghini
FGF23 measurement in burosumab-treated patients: an emerging treatment may induce a new analytical interference
Marie-Liesse Piketty, Severine Brabant, Jean-Claude Souberbielle, Gérard Maruani, Christelle Audrain, Anya Rothenbuhler, Dominique Prié, and Agnès Linglart
Use of a modified IDS-ISYS intact PTH assay for intraoperative PTH measurements
Ulfar G. Doelman, Hans van Toor, Piet Uitterlinden, Tessa M. van Ginhoven, Gaston J. Franssen, and Sjoerd A.A. van den Berg
Agreement of dried blood spot lyso-Gb3 concentrations obtained from different laboratories in patients with Fabry disease
Constantin Gatterer, Martina Gaggl, Gerald Mundigler, Paulus Rommer, Senta Graf, and Gere Sunder-Plassmann
Influence of delayed separation of plasma from whole blood and centrifugation protocol on Zn plasma concentration
Mandy Leger, Quentin Despinasse, Patrice Faure, Josiane Arnaud, Corinne Ravelet, and Benoit Chovelon
A survey of order of draw on inpatient wards and adherence to EFLM-COLABIOCLI recommendations
Sophie Hepburn
Successful implementations of automated minimum re-test intervals to overcome ferritin over-requesting in a Spanish hospital laboratory
Maria Salinas, Maite López-Garrigós, Emilio Flores, Alvaro Blasco, and Carlos Leiva-Salinas
Remarkable pseudoleucocytosis induced by mild cryoglobulinemia
Xiang Qian, Yun Ling, Lin Wang, Hanyu Liang, and Hong Wang
Massive hemolysis due to Clostridium perfringens: a laboratory’s perspective
Bob Smit, Marinke W. van der Helm, Madeleen Bosma, Francisca Hudig, and Henk Russcher |