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Hong J, Cho E, Kim H, Lee W, Chun S, Min W. Application and optimization of reference change values for Delta Checks in clinical laboratory. J Clin Lab Anal 2020; 34:e23550. [PMID: 32862477 PMCID: PMC7755783 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.23550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Delta check is a patient-based QC tool for detecting errors by comparing current and previous test results of patient. Reference change value (RCV) is adopted in guidelines as method for delta check, but the performance is not verified. We applied RCV-based delta check method to patients' data and modified for application. MATERIALS AND METHODS Reference change value were calculated using results of internal QC materials and biological variation data. Test results of 17 analytes in inpatients, outpatients, and health examination recipients were collected. The detection rates of currently used delta check method and those of RCV-based method were compared, and the methods were modified. RESULTS Reference change value-based method had higher detection rates compared to conventional method. Applied modifications reduced detection rates. Removing the pairs of results within reference interval reduced detection rates (0.42% ~ 10.92%). When RCV was divided by time interval, the detection rates were similar to prior rates in outpatients (0.19% ~ 1.34%). Using RCV multiplied by twice the upper limit of reference value as cutoff reduced the detection rate (0.07% ~ 1.58%). CONCLUSIONS Reference change value is a robust criterion for delta check and included in clinical laboratory practice guideline. However, RCV-based method generates high detection rates which increase workload. It needs modification for use in clinical laboratories.
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- Jinyoung Hong
- Department of Laboratory MedicineAsan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoulKorea
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- Department of Laboratory MedicineHallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of MedicineHwaseong‐siKorea
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- Department of Laboratory MedicineUlsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of MedicineUlsanKorea
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- Department of Laboratory MedicineAsan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoulKorea
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- Department of Laboratory MedicineAsan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoulKorea
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- Department of Laboratory MedicineAsan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of MedicineSeoulKorea
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Lind L, Zanetti D, Högman M, Sundman L, Ingelsson E. Commonly used clinical chemistry tests as mortality predictors: Results from two large cohort studies. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0241558. [PMID: 33152050 PMCID: PMC7644047 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background The normal ranges for clinical chemistry tests are usually defined by cut-offs given by the distribution in healthy individuals. This approach does however not indicate if individuals outside the normal range are more prone to disease. Methods We studied the associations and risk prediction of 11 plasma and serum biomarkers with all-cause mortality in two population-based cohorts: a Swedish cohort (X69) initiated in 1969, and the UK Biobank (UKB) initiated in 2006–2010, with up to 48- and 9-years follow-up, respectively. Results In X69 and in UKB, 18,529 and 425,264 individuals were investigated, respectively. During the follow-up time, 14,475 deaths occurred in X69 and 17,116 in UKB. All evaluated tests were associated with mortality in X69 (P<0.0001, except bilirubin P<0.005). For calcium, blood urea nitrogen, bilirubin, hematocrit, uric acid, and iron, U-shaped associations were seen (P<0.0001). For leukocyte count, gamma-glutamyl transferase, alkaline phosphatases and lactate dehydrogenase, linear positive associations were seen, while for albumin the association was negative. Similar associations were seen in UKB. Addition of all biomarkers to a model with classical risk factors improved mortality prediction (delta C-statistics: +0.009 in X69 and +0.023 in UKB, P<0.00001 in both cohorts). Conclusions Commonly used clinical chemistry tests were associated with all-cause mortality both in the medium- and long-term perspective, and improved mortality prediction beyond classical risk factors. Since both linear and U-shaped relationships were found, we propose to define the normal range of a clinical chemistry test based on its association with mortality, rather than from the distribution.
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- Lars Lind
- Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States of America
- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford, CA, United States of America
- Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health Medicine, County Council of Gävleborg, Gävle, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States of America
- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford, CA, United States of America
- Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford, CA, United States of America
- Department of Medical Sciences, Molecular Epidemiology and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Alkhalifah AS, Alqatari KA, Alkhalifa AA, Akakah BA, Alobaid ZS. Erratum: Sensitivity and specificity of cerebrospinal fluid glucose measurement by an amperometric glucometer. Saudi Med J 2020; 41:smj.2020.8.25328. [PMID: 32789434 PMCID: PMC7502970 DOI: 10.15537/smj.2020.8.25328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Ahmed S Alkhalifah
- Department of Pediatrics, Qatif Central Hospital, Al Qatif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail.
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Mohamed S. Comment on: Sensitivity and specificity of cerebrospinal fluid glucose measurement by an amperometric glucometer. Saudi Med J 2020; 41:890-892. [PMID: 32789433 PMCID: PMC7502975 DOI: 10.15537/smj.2020.8.25248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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- Sarar Mohamed
- Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail.
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Alkhalifah AS, Alqatari KA, Alkhalifa AA, Akakah BA, Alobaid ZS. Sensitivity and specificity of cerebrospinal fluid glucose measurement by an amperometric glucometer. Saudi Med J 2020; 41:602-606. [PMID: 32518926 PMCID: PMC7502952 DOI: 10.15537/smj.2020.6.25118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Objectives: To provide more data regarding the role of an amperometric glucometer in diagnosing meningitis. Methods: This is a prospective study conducted at the Pediatric and Neonatology Department, Qatif Central Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia between March 2017 and September 2018. We measured glucose concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood using a central laboratory and amperometric glucometer (AG). We compared CSF/blood glucose ratios obtained in a central laboratory from clinical bedside examination with a glucometer, and calculated the sensitivity and specificity for detecting cases of meningitis. Results: A total of 101 patients with clinical suspicion of meningitis were recruited for CSF sampling. Of 101 CSF samples, 61 (60%) were suggestive of meningitis. Of 101 samples, 47 had hypoglycorrhachia identified by a standard laboratory, and 17% of them were also detected by AG. The correlation between CSF/blood glucose by AG and laboratory ratios was substantial (r=0.894, p<0.01, 95% CI: 0.805-0.983). The AG sensitivity was 100% and specificity was 55% in pediatric cases, while in neonates the sensitivity was 86% and the specificity was 26%. Conclusion: Amperometric glucometers can be used to detect hypoglycorrhachia accurately. This point-of-care testing tool is easily accessible and can be used by health care providers for cases suspected of meningitis.
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- Ahmed S Alkhalifah
- Department of Pediatrics, Qatif Central Hospital, Al Qatif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail.
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Shaw LM, Korecka M, Figurski M, Toledo J, Irwin D, Kang JH, Trojanowski JQ. Detection of Alzheimer Disease Pathology in Patients Using Biochemical Biomarkers: Prospects and Challenges for Use in Clinical Practice. J Appl Lab Med 2020; 5:183-193. [PMID: 31848218 PMCID: PMC7246169 DOI: 10.1373/jalm.2019.029587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Thirty-four years ago, amyloid-β 1-42 peptide was identified in amyloid plaques from brain tissue obtained from patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) and Down syndrome. This finding led to development of immunoassays for this marker of amyloid plaque burden in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) approximately 10 years later. Subsequently, research immunoassays were developed for total τ protein and τ phosphorylated at the threonine 181 position. Subsequent studies documented the clinical utility of these biomarkers of amyloid plaque burden or τ tangle pathology in cohorts of living patients. CONTENT We describe the following: (a) clinical utility of AD biomarkers; (b) measurement challenges, including development of mass spectrometry-based reference methods and automated immunoassays; (c) development of "appropriate use criteria" (AUC) guidelines for safe/appropriate use of CSF testing for diagnosis of AD developed by neurologists, a neuroethicist, and laboratorians; (d) a framework, sponsored by the National Institute of Aging-Alzheimer's Association (NIA-AA), that defines AD on the basis of CSF and imaging methods for detecting amyloid plaque burden, τ tangle pathology, and neurodegeneration. This framework's purpose was investigative but has important implications for future clinical practice; (e) recognition of copathologies in AD patients and challenges for developing methods to detect these in living patients. SUMMARY The field can expect availability of validated research tools for detection of AD pathology that support clinical treatment trials of disease-modifying agents and, ultimately, use in clinical practice. Validated methods are becoming available for CSF testing; emergence of validated methods for AD biomarkers in plasma can be expected in the next few years.
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- Leslie M Shaw
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Neurology, Houston Methodist Hospital,
Houston, TX
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- Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology,
College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Goll R, Heitmann R, Moe ØK, Carlsen K, Florholmen J. Head to head comparison of two commercial fecal calprotectin kits as predictor of Mayo endoscopic sub-score and mucosal TNF expression in ulcerative colitis. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0224895. [PMID: 31790426 PMCID: PMC6886764 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Fecal calprotectin is widely used to monitor disease activity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Multiple commercial kits exist, however, since the analyses are not standardized, these kits cannot be used interchangeably. We aimed to perform a technical evaluation of two kits (Calpro from Calprolab, Norway and Calprest from Eurospital, Italy) and perform a tuning for detection of clinically relevant disease states in ulcerative colitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS For tuning against different clinical states a total of 116 patients with ulcerative colitis were recruited (67 of which were part of an earlier publication). For the technical evaluation an additional series of 80 random samples from the hospital lab were included. Technical evaluation was done by correlation and limits of agreement analysis; cut-off levels were explored by ROC analysis against clinically relevant actual states. RESULTS The technical evaluation revealed good correlation between assays, however a non-linear difference was found: At values below 200 mg/kg, no significant bias was found; in the interval 200-1000 mg/kg the Calprest assay measured on average 30% lower than Calpro; and at higher values Calprest measured 60% higher values than Calpro. Both assays predicted Mayo endoscopic score (MES) 0 (cutoff 28: sensitivity 0.38; specificity 0.82 for Calprest; cutoff 28: sensitivity 0.50; specificity 0.77 for Calpro), and MES 2-3 (cutoff 148: sensitivity 0.72; specificity 0.80 for Calprest; cutoff 208: sensitivity 0.64; specificity 0.80 for Calpro), but did not predict normalization of mucosal TNF transcript per se. A combination of calprotectin and MES predicted mucosal TNF transcript values reasonably well (Calpro: sensitivity 0.85, specificity 0.58; Calprest: sensitivity 0.85, specificity 0.61). CONCLUSION The Calpro and Calprest assays correlated well, but subtle differences were found, underlining the need for kit-specific cut-off values. Both kits were most precise in predicting active inflammation (MES 2-3), but less so for prediction of mucosal healing (MES 0) and normalization of mucosal TNF gene expression.
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- Rasmus Goll
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- Medical Gastroenterology, Division of Internal medicine, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Telemark Hospital, Skien, Norway
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- Medical Gastroenterology, Division of Internal medicine, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hvidovre University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- Medical Gastroenterology, Division of Internal medicine, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Sriram B, Govindasamy M, Wang SF, Jothi Ramalingam R, Al-Lohedan H, Maiyalagan T. Novel sonochemical synthesis of Fe 3O 4 nanospheres decorated on highly active reduced graphene oxide nanosheets for sensitive detection of uric acid in biological samples. Ultrason Sonochem 2019; 58:104618. [PMID: 31450380 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2019.104618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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In this study, a super-active Iron (II, III) oxide nanospheres (Fe3O4 NPs) decorated reduced graphene oxide (rGOS) nanocomposite was developed. Fe3O4 NPs were stabilized on rGOS through electrostatic interactions in the aqueous medium. This process involves an ultrasound assisted reduction reaction of the GOS. The as-synthesized Fe3O4 NPs@rGOS was characterized through the HRTEM, SEM, XRD, Raman, elemental mapping and EDX analysis. The Fe3O4 NPs@rGOS modified GCE was developed for the determination of biomarker. Uric acid is important biomarker based on gout and kidney stone with high adverse effect in human body. The results obtained showed that the modified electrode Fe3O4 NPs@rGOS shows good electrochemical reduction peak compared to bare electrode and control electrodes. The Fe3O4 NPs@rGOS modified sensor linear range 0.02-783.6 µM was observed with nanomolar LOD 0.12 nM. In addition, the modified Fe3O4 NPs@rGOS/GCE sensor has been applied to determination of uric acid concentration in urine and blood serum samples. Furthermore, advantages of the modified sensor are high stability, repeatability and reproducibility.
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- Balasubramanian Sriram
- Department of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 1, Sec. 3, Chung-Hsiao East Rd., Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 1, Sec. 3, Chung-Hsiao East Rd., Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 1, Sec. 3, Chung-Hsiao East Rd., Taipei 106, Taiwan.
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- Surfactant Research Chair, Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box-2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Surfactant Research Chair, Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box-2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603203 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Maldonado-Hernández J, Martínez-Basila A, Rendón-Macías ME, López-Alarcón M. Accuracy of the 13C-glucose breath test to identify insulin resistance in non-diabetic adults. Acta Diabetol 2019; 56:923-929. [PMID: 30955127 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-019-01318-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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AIMS To assess the validity of the 13C-glucose breath test (13C-GBT) to identify insulin resistance (IR) in non-diabetic individuals, using hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamps as gold standard. This validity was compared with that of other IR surrogates. METHODOLOGY Non-diabetic adults were studied in a cross-sectional design. In a first appointment, oral glucose tolerance tests were conducted simultaneously with 13C-GBTs. Oral 75 g glucose dissolved in 150 ml water, followed by 1.5 mg/Kg body weight U-13C-glucose dissolved in 50 ml water, was administered. Breath and blood samples were collected at baseline and at 30-min intervals. The percentages of glucose-oxidized dose at given periods were calculated. Clamps were conducted a week later. A clamp-derived M value ≤ 6.0 mg/kg*min was used as cut-off. ROC curves were constructed for 13C-GBT, fasting insulin, HOMA, and ISI-composite. RESULTS Thirty-eight subjects completed the study protocol. The correlation coefficient between the 13C-GBT derived glucose-oxidized dose at 180 min and M values was 0.524 (p = 0.001). The optimal value to identify IR with the 13C-GBT was 4.23% (AUC 0.81; 95CI 0.66, 0.96; accuracy 0.82, 95CI 0.66, 0.92). The 13C-GBT sensitivity (0.88) was higher than HOMA and fasting insulin sensitivities (0.83 and 0.75 respectively), while their specificities were comparable (0.71, 0.71, and 0.79, respectively). The sensitivity of ISI-C was higher (0.92) than that of the 13C-GBT, but its specificity was poor (0.36). The accuracy of the 13C-GBT was superior to that of the other studied surrogates. CONCLUSIONS The 13C-GBT is a valid and accurate method to detect IR in non-diabetic adults. Therefore, it is potentially useful in clinical and community settings.
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- Jorge Maldonado-Hernández
- Unidad de Investigación Médica en Nutrición, Hospital de Pediatría, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, 06720, México City, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación Médica en Nutrición, Hospital de Pediatría, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, 06720, México City, Mexico
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- Unit of Research in Clinical Epidemiology, Centro Médico Nacional "Siglo XXI", Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación Médica en Nutrición, Hospital de Pediatría, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, 06720, México City, Mexico.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW β-Quantification is considered the reference measurement procedure for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). However, this technique is time-consuming and thus is inappropriate for routine clinical practice. Therefore, the Friedewald equation or homogeneous assays have been widely utilized. As several pitfalls exist with these two methods, a novel method for estimating LDL-C was developed by Martin et al. RECENT FINDINGS: Martin's method uses a strata-specific median for the triglycerides/very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C) ratio on the basis of triglycerides and non-HDL-C concentrations. Recent studies show that Martin's method better correlates with β-quantification or homogeneous assays compared with the Friedewald equation, especially with values of triglycerides at least 150 mg/dl and/or LDL-CD less than 70 mg/dl. Such findings have also been demonstrated in other ethnic groups (Japanese and Korean) and disease populations, including diabetes and cardiovascular disease, in which the triglycerides/VLDL-C ratio can be affected. SUMMARY For the current therapeutic goal of LDL-C values below 70 mg/dl in high-risk patients, accurate assessment of LDL-C levels at very low levels is required. Martin's method could overcome pitfalls such as underestimation of the Friedewald equation at this level. Further evaluation of the triglycerides/VLDL-C ratio in participants with diverse ethnic backgrounds or clinical conditions would expand the implementation of this novel method.
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- Soie Chung
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Healthcare Research Institute, Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul National University Hospital
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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BACKGROUND Chemistry testing is requested for body fluid (BF) specimens despite the lack of assays approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The criteria for categorizing fluids as transudate or exudate are not validated across analyzers. OBJECTIVE To compare BF chemical analysis and classification by different analyzers. METHODS We analyzed 10 pleural and 18 peritoneal fluids with corresponding plasma specimens using the Vitros 5,1 FS; Abbott ARCHITECT ci8200; and Roche Modular P platforms. Total protein (TP) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were measured for pleural fluids. Light's criteria were applied. Albumin was measured for peritoneal specimens, and the plasma-ascites-albumin gradient was calculated. RESULTS TP results showed agreement. The Vitros LDH assay produced higher fluid:plasma ratios. Classification by Light's criteria resulted in 1 discrepancy (ARCHITECT). Albumin results showed agreement. There were 2 discrepant gradient interpretations (Vitros). CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that analyses of pleural and peritoneal fluids using these platforms are diagnostically interchangeable.
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- Pathology Department, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City
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- ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT
- Pathology Department, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City
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- ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT
- Pathology Department, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City
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The abnormal breakdown of circulating red blood cells (RBCs), also known as hemolysis, is a significant clinical issue that can present as a primary disorder or arise secondary to another disease process. The evaluation for pathologic hemolysis (and the establishment of a hemolytic disorder) is heavily dependent on assays performed and overseen by the divisions of Hematology, Blood Bank/Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Chemistry, and Immunology in the clinical laboratory. Because of the wide variety of assays used across the spectrum of clinical pathology and potential pitfalls/limitations associated with this testing, the decision of which assay to choose and, perhaps more importantly, how to interpret results, can both be quite challenging. Thus, the aim of this manuscript is to provide a comprehensive review on the laboratory investigation of pathologic forms of hemolysis and hemolytic disorders. This chapter will: (1) introduce basic concepts on the pathophysiology of hemolysis and (2) examine assays available for hemolysis on a laboratory-by-laboratory basis, with a particular emphasis on the strengths, limitations, and clinical interpretations of each of these assays.
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- Alexa J Siddon
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States; Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, United States; Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States; Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, United States.
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Sobolesky PM, Smith BE, Hubbard JA, Stone J, Marcotte TD, Grelotti DJ, Grant I, Fitzgerald RL. Validation of a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for analyzing cannabinoids in oral fluid. Clin Chim Acta 2019; 491:30-38. [PMID: 30615854 PMCID: PMC10885733 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2019.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method was developed for quantifying ten cannabinoids in oral fluid (OF). This method utilizes OF collected by the Quantisal™ device and concurrently quantifies cannabinol (CBN), cannabidiol (CBD), Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), 11-hydroxy-Δ9-THC (11-OH-THC), 11-nor-9-carboxy-Δ9-THC (THC-COOH), 11-nor-9-carboxy-Δ9-THC glucuronide (THC-COOH-gluc), Δ9-THC glucuronide (THC-gluc), cannabigerol (CBG), tetrahydrocannabiverin (THCV), and Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A (THCA-A). Solid phase extraction was optimized using Oasis Prime HLB 30 mg 96-well plates. Cannabinoids were separated by liquid chromatography over a BEH C18 column and detected by a Waters TQ-S micro tandem mass spectrometer. The lower limits of quantification (LLOQ) were 0.4 ng/mL for CBN, CBD, THC, 11-OH-THC, THC-gluc, and THCV; and 1.0 ng/mL for THC-COOH, THC-COOH-gluc, CBG and THCA-A. Linear ranges extended to 2000 ng/mL for THC and 200 ng/mL for all other analytes. Inter-day analytical bias and imprecision at three levels of quality control (QC) was within ±15%. Mean extraction efficiencies ranged from 26.0-98.8%. Applicability of this method was tested using samples collected from individuals randomly assigned to smoke either a joint containing <0.1%, 5.9%, or 13.4% THC content. This method was able to identify and calculate the concentration of 6 of 10 cannabinoids validated in this method.
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- Philip M Sobolesky
- Department of Pathology, Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Diego Health, San Diego, CA, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Diego Health, San Diego, CA, USA; Insource Diagnostics, Monrovia, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Diego Health, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Diego Health, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Diego Health, San Diego, CA, USA
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Wang L, Chen X, Zhou S, Roozbahani GM, Zhang Y, Wang D, Guan X. Displacement chemistry-based nanopore analysis of nucleic acids in complicated matrices. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:13977-13980. [PMID: 30480311 PMCID: PMC6800042 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc07944g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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To overcome the effect of other components of complicated biological samples on nanopore stochastic sensing, displacement chemical reaction was utilized to selectively extract the target nucleic acid from whole blood. Given its simplicity and high sensitivity for detecting nucleic acids, our developed displacement chemistry-based nanopore sensing strategy offers the potential for fieldable/point-of-care diagnostic applications.
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- Liang Wang
- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, P. R. China.
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Voegel CD, La Marca-Ghaemmaghami P, Ehlert U, Baumgartner MR, Kraemer T, Binz TM. Steroid profiling in nails using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Steroids 2018; 140:144-150. [PMID: 30296547 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2018.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Revised: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The retrospective analysis of endogenous steroid hormones in nails can be used to elucidate endocrine diseases and thus help with their diagnosis and treatment. A liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) based method was developed for the simultaneous identification and quantification of 12 steroid hormones (aldosterone, cortisone, cortisol, corticosterone, 11-deoxycortisol, androstenedione, 11-deoxycorticosterone, testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), 17α-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP), dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and progesterone) in human fingernails. Steroid hormones were extracted from 0.5 mg to 10 mg pulverized nail clippings by methanolic extraction, followed by a liquid-liquid extraction. The analysis was conducted with LC-MS/MS in electrospray ionization positive mode. The method was validated in terms of linearity, limit of detection (LOD), limit of quantification (LOQ), precision, accuracy, matrix effect, recovery and robustness. It was successfully applied for steroid profiling in nails of mothers and their infants where cortisol, cortisone, testosterone, progesterone, androstenedione and 11-deoxycorticosterone could be detected. Furthermore, it could be shown that there is no significant difference in concentrations between left and right hand for cortisol, cortisone and progesterone. A positive linear correlation between cortisol and cortisone in nails was found. In conclusion, it could be shown that nails are a suitable matrix for the retrospective monitoring of cumulative steroid hormone levels.
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- Clarissa Daniela Voegel
- Center for Forensic Hair Analytics, Zurich Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Forensic Hair Analytics, Zurich Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Forensic Pharmacology and Toxicology, Zurich Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Forensic Hair Analytics, Zurich Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Kennedy AD, Wittmann BM, Evans AM, Miller LAD, Toal DR, Lonergan S, Elsea SH, Pappan KL. Metabolomics in the clinic: A review of the shared and unique features of untargeted metabolomics for clinical research and clinical testing. J Mass Spectrom 2018; 53:1143-1154. [PMID: 30242936 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Revised: 09/10/2018] [Accepted: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Metabolomics is the untargeted measurement of the metabolome, which is composed of the complement of small molecules detected in a biological sample. As such, metabolomic analysis produces a global biochemical phenotype. It is a technology that has been utilized in the research setting for over a decade. The metabolome is directly linked to and is influenced by genetics, epigenetics, environmental factors, and the microbiome-all of which affect health. Metabolomics can be applied to human clinical diagnostics and to other fields such as veterinary medicine, nutrition, exercise, physiology, agriculture/plant biochemistry, and toxicology. Applications of metabolomics in clinical testing are emerging, but several aspects of its use as a clinical test differ from applications focused on research or biomarker discovery and need to be considered for metabolomics clinical test data to have optimum impact, be meaningful, and be used responsibly. In this review, we deconstruct aspects and challenges of metabolomics for clinical testing by illustrating the significance of test design, accurate and precise data acquisition, quality control, data processing, n-of-1 comparison to a reference population, and biochemical pathway analysis. We describe how metabolomics technology is integral to defining individual biochemical phenotypes, elaborates on human health and disease, and fits within the precision medicine landscape. Finally, we conclude by outlining some future steps needed to bring metabolomics into the clinical space and to be recognized by the broader medical and regulatory fields.
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics and Baylor Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Lippi G, Sanchis-Gomar F. "Ultra-sensitive" cardiac troponins: Requirements for effective implementation in clinical practice. Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2018; 28:030501. [PMID: 30429666 PMCID: PMC6214691 DOI: 10.11613/bm.2018.030501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The measurement of cardiac troponins, either cardiac troponin I or T, has become the culprit of clinical decision making in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS), especially in those with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). The leading analytical mainstays of cardiac troponin immunoassays include the limit of blank (LoB), limit of detection (LoD), functional sensitivity, the 99th percentile of a healthy reference population, along with the percentage of "ostensibly healthy" subjects displaying measurable values < 99th percentile. The latest generation of cardiac troponin immunoassays, conventionally defined as "high-sensitive" (HS), is characterized by a LoD over 100-fold lower compared to the first commercialized techniques and a percentage of measurable values consistently > 50% in the general healthy population. The very recent commercialization of methods with further improved analytical sensitivity (i.e., "ultra-sensitive" assays), which allow to measure cardiac troponin values in the vast majority of healthy subjects, is now challenging the diagnostic paradigm based on early rule-out of subjects with cardiac troponin values comprised between the 99th percentile and LoD. New diagnostic strategies, entailing assay-specific cut-offs, must hence be developed and validated in large multicenter studies. The aim of this article is to provide an update on commercially available HS and "ultra"-sensitive techniques for measuring cardiac troponins, along with possible implications of increasingly enhanced analytical sensitivity on diagnostic algorithms for evaluating patients with suspected ACS.
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- Giuseppe Lippi
- Section of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- INCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute, Valencia, Spain
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Menon PS, Said FA, Mei GS, Berhanuddin DD, Umar AA, Shaari S, Majlis BY. Urea and creatinine detection on nano-laminated gold thin film using Kretschmann-based surface plasmon resonance biosensor. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0201228. [PMID: 30052647 PMCID: PMC6063434 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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This work investigates the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) response of 50-nm thick nano-laminated gold film using Kretschmann-based biosensing for detection of urea and creatinine in solution of various concentrations (non-enzymatic samples). Comparison was made with the presence of urease and creatininase enzymes in the urea and creatinine solutions (enzymatic samples), respectively. Angular interrogation technique was applied using optical wavelengths of 670 nm and 785 nm. The biosensor detects the presence of urea and creatinine at concentrations ranging from 50–800 mM for urea samples and 10–200 mM for creatinine samples. The purpose of studying the enzymatic sample was mainly to enhance the sensitivity of the sensor towards urea and creatinine in the samples. Upon exposure to 670 nm optical wavelength, the sensitivity of 1.4°/M was detected in non-enzymatic urea samples and 4°/M in non-enzymatic creatinine samples. On the other hand, sensor sensitivity as high as 16.2°/M in urea-urease samples and 10°/M in creatinine-creatininase samples was detected. The enhanced sensitivity possibly attributed to the increase in refractive index of analyte sensing layer due to urea-urease and creatinine-creatininase coupling activity. This work has successfully proved the design and demonstrated a proof-of-concept experiment using a low-cost and easy fabrication of Kretschmann based nano-laminated gold film SPR biosensor for detection of urea and creatinine using urease and creatininase enzymes.
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- P. Susthitha Menon
- Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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Trombetta BA, Carlyle BC, Koenig AM, Shaw LM, Trojanowski JQ, Wolk DA, Locascio JJ, Arnold SE. The technical reliability and biotemporal stability of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers for profiling multiple pathophysiologies in Alzheimer's disease. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0193707. [PMID: 29505610 PMCID: PMC5837100 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex neurodegenerative disease driven by multiple interacting pathophysiological processes that ultimately results in synaptic loss, neuronal death, and dementia. We implemented a fit-for-purpose modeled approach to qualify a broad selection of commercially available immunoassays and evaluate the biotemporal stability of analytes across five pathophysiological domains of interest in AD, including core amyloid-β (Aβ) and tau AD biomarkers, neurodegeneration, inflammation/immune modulation, neurovascular injury, and metabolism/oxidative stress. METHODS Paired baseline and eight-week CSFs from twenty participants in a clinical drug trial for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild dementia due to AD were used to evaluate sensitivity, intra-assay precision, inter-assay replicability, and eight-week biotemporal stability for sixty unique analytes measured with commercially available single- and multi-plex ELISA assays. Coefficients of variation (CV) were calculated, and intraclass correlation and Wilcoxon signed rank tests were applied. RESULTS We identified 32 biomarker candidates with good to excellent performance characteristics according to assay technical performance and CSF analyte biotemporal stability cut-off criteria. These included: 1) the core AD biomarkers Aβ1-42, Aβ1-40, Aβ1-38, and total tau; 2) non-Aβ, non-tau neurodegeneration markers NfL and FABP3; 3) inflammation/immune modulation markers IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-12/23p40, IL-15, IL-16, MCP-1, MDC, MIP-1β, and YKL-40; 4) neurovascular markers Flt-1, ICAM-1, MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-3, MMP-10, PlGF, VCAM-1, VEGF, VEGF-C, and VEGF-D; and 5) metabolism/oxidative stress markers 24-OHC, adiponectin, leptin, soluble insulin receptor, and 8-OHdG. CONCLUSIONS Assays for these CSF analytes demonstrate consistent sensitivity, reliability, and biotemporally stability for use in a multiple pathophysiological CSF biomarker panel to profile AD. Their qualification enables further investigation for use in AD diagnosis, staging and progression, disease mechanism profiling, and clinical trials.
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- Bianca A. Trombetta
- MGH Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, United States of America
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- MGH Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, United States of America
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- MGH Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, United States of America
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- Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America
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- Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America
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- Penn Memory Center, Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America
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- MGH Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, United States of America
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- MGH Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, United States of America
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In Part II of this review we consider the very common case of multiple inputs to a measurement process. We derive, using only elementary steps and the basic mathematics covered in Part I, the formula for the propagation of uncertainties from the inputs to the output. The Gaussian density distribution is briefly explained, since an understanding of this distribution is needed for the determination of so-called expanded uncertainties at the end of a measurement process. The propagation formula in general involves correlations among the inputs, although in many cases these correlations can be considered negligible. Correlations, however, need to be taken into account in related matters such as line-fitting and have particular relevance to method comparisons. These topics are addressed briefly. We next discuss the important question of bias and its incorporation into the expression of uncertainty. We present, finally, six real-world cases in clinical chemistry where uncertainty in the estimated value of the measurand is calculated using the propagation formula.
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- Discipline of Laboratory Medicine, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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Sturmer LR, Dodd D, Chao CS, Shi RZ. Clinical utility of an ultrasensitive late night salivary cortisol assay by tandem mass spectrometry. Steroids 2018; 129:35-40. [PMID: 29197558 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2017.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2017] [Revised: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Late night salivary cortisol measurement is a clinically important and convenient screening test for Cushing's syndrome. Tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) assays have superior sensitivity and specificity compared to immunoassays. Our goal was to improve a LC-MS/MS method to measure salivary cortisol in both adult and pediatric patients and to characterize its analytical performance by method validation and clinical performance by chart review. METHODS We improved a LC-MS/MS method originally developed for urine cortisol to measure low level salivary cortisol. The sample preparation was by liquid-liquid extraction using dichloromethane followed by stepwise washing with acidic, basic and neutral solutions. The assay's analytical performance was characterized and retrospective patient chart review was conducted to evaluate the assay's clinical diagnostic performance. RESULTS The LC-MS/MS assay showed enhanced functional sensitivity of 10 ng/dL for salivary cortisol and was linear within an analytical measurement range of 10-10,000 ng/dL. Assay accuracy was within 84-120% as determined by recovery studies and correlation with a reference method. Data from healthy adult volunteers was compiled to establish the reference interval for late night salivary cortisol. Patient chart review determined subjects with diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome or disease, and assay's clinical diagnostic sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 92% when the cutoff value was 70 ng/dL. CONCLUSIONS The improved LC-MS/MS method is sensitive and specific with enhanced analytical performance and clinical diagnostic utility for screening Cushing's syndrome. The assay may have broad clinical application due to its high sensitivity and wide dynamic range.
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- Lillian R Sturmer
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Pediatric Endocrinology, Kaiser Permanente Roseville Medical Center, Roseville, CA, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, United States.
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Paker M, Fisher S, Mazzawi S, Colodner R, Ashkenazi D. Intraoperative Parathyroid Aspiration and Parathyroid Hormone Assay During Parathyroidectomy for Primary Hyperparathyroidism. Isr Med Assoc J 2017; 19:731-735. [PMID: 29235733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Direct aspiration from suspected pathological tissue and rapid parathyroid hormone analysis may offer a reliable, cost effective alternative to currently used "gold standard" tests. OBJECTIVES To validate the accuracy of intraoperative measurements of parathyroid hormone levels in parathyroid adenomas. METHODS A prospective study included 22 patients diagnosed with primary hyperparathyroidism who underwent parathyroidectomy due to an adenoma or hyperplasia. Aspirations of tissues extracted from three adjacent areas (the pathological parathyroid, thyroid, and muscle tissues) were sent for rapid parathyroid hormone analysis. The assay values of these tissue aspirates were compared to the results of the pathology report based on frozen section analysis and the final pathology report. RESULTS All assay results were significantly higher for parathyroid tissue 16,800 to 1,097,986 pmol/L (median 26,600), than for either thyroid 1.7 to 415 pmol/L (median 6.5), P < 0.001, or muscle tissue 1.1 to 1230 pmol/L, (median 11.3), P < 0.001. All tissues showing high parathyroid assay values were also verified by pathology examinations: 7 had adenomas and 15 had a differential diagnosis of adenoma or hyperplasia. The frozen section identified all but one (false negative). Rapid intraoperative parathyroid levels > 1500 predicted parathyroid tissue with a 99% level of confidence, while levels between 1000 and 1500 predicted it with 95% confidence. The intraoperative parathyroid hormone assay showed > 70% decrease in 15/21 cases. CONCLUSIONS Rapid intraoperative parathyroid hormone analysis is a reliable and precise technique, equally accurate for frozen section analysis in predicting with high certainty intraoperative parathyroid tissue.
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- Miki Paker
- Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel
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- Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel
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- Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel
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Sakurai T, Sakurai A, Vaisman BL, Nishida T, Neufeld EB, Demosky SJ, Sampson ML, Shamburek RD, Freeman LA, Remaley AT. Development of a novel fluorescent activity assay for lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase. Ann Clin Biochem 2017; 55:414-421. [PMID: 28882064 DOI: 10.1177/0004563217733285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background Lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) is a plasma enzyme that esterifies cholesterol. Recombinant human LCAT (rhLCAT) is now being developed as an enzyme replacement therapy for familial LCAT deficiency and as a possible treatment for acute coronary syndrome. The current 'gold standard' assay for LCAT activity involves the use of radioisotopes, thus making it difficult for routine clinical use. Methods We have developed a novel and more convenient LCAT activity assay using fluorescence-labelled cholesterol (BODIPY-cholesterol), which is incorporated into proteoliposomes as a substrate instead of radiolabelled cholesterol. Results The apparent Km and Vmax were 31.5 µmol/L and 55.8 nmol/h/nmoL, rhLCAT, respectively, for the 3H-cholesterol method and 103.1 µmol/L and 13.4 nmol/h/nmol rhLCAT, respectively, for the BODIPY-cholesterol method. Although the two assays differed in their absolute units of LCAT activity, there was a good correlation between the two test assays ( r = 0.849, P < 1.6 × 10-7, y = 0.1378x + 1.106). The BODIPY-cholesterol assay had an intra-assay CV of 13.7%, which was superior to the intra-assay CV of 20.8% for the radioisotopic assay. The proteoliposome substrate made with BODIPY-cholesterol was stable to storage for at least 10 months. The reference range ( n = 20) for the fluorescent LCAT activity assay was 4.6-24.1 U/mL/h in healthy subjects. Conclusions In summary, a novel fluorescent LCAT activity assay that utilizes BODIPY-cholesterol as a substrate is described that yields comparable results to the radioisotopic method.
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- Toshihiro Sakurai
- 1 Lipoprotein Metabolism Section, Cardio-Pulmonary Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- 2 Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- 1 Lipoprotein Metabolism Section, Cardio-Pulmonary Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- 1 Lipoprotein Metabolism Section, Cardio-Pulmonary Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- 1 Lipoprotein Metabolism Section, Cardio-Pulmonary Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- 1 Lipoprotein Metabolism Section, Cardio-Pulmonary Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- 1 Lipoprotein Metabolism Section, Cardio-Pulmonary Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- 3 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- 1 Lipoprotein Metabolism Section, Cardio-Pulmonary Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- 1 Lipoprotein Metabolism Section, Cardio-Pulmonary Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- 1 Lipoprotein Metabolism Section, Cardio-Pulmonary Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- 3 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Janssens PMW. Recognizing and differentiating uncommon body fluids: Considerations and tools for a proper practical approach. Clin Chim Acta 2017; 471:6-11. [PMID: 28495388 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2017.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Revised: 05/05/2017] [Accepted: 05/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Clinical laboratories are regularly requested to inspect uncommon body fluids obtained from patients because clinicians are uncertain as to the origin of the collected material. They may need this information for the actual diagnosis, to confirm a supposition, or for guiding treatment and invasive operations like draining and puncturing. Often there is also a need to know more precisely what is going on in the cavity that gave rise to the fluid, for instance a local infection or metastasis, or whether the cavity is connected to organs or fluid compartments nearby etcetera. The results of the laboratory investigations often have () direct consequences. As the investigation of uncommon body fluids is distinct from routine laboratory analyses it requires special attention. This paper presents an overview of the characteristics of uncommon human body fluids, constituents useful as markers for recognizing and differentiating fluids and considerations that have to be taken into account when interpreting the results of analyses. In addition a number of practical recommendations for approaching the task of identifying uncommon body fluids are given.
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- Pim M W Janssens
- Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, Rijnstate Hospital, P.O. Box 9555, 6800 TA Arnhem, The Netherlands.
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Modi A, Morou-Bermudez E, Vergara J, Patel RP, Nichols A, Joshipura K. Validation of two point-of-care tests against standard lab measures of NO in saliva and in serum. Nitric Oxide 2017; 64:16-21. [PMID: 28153714 PMCID: PMC5569892 DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2017.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2016] [Revised: 01/13/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is an endogenous signaling molecule, which plays important roles in cardiometabolic health. A significant source of NO is dietary nitrate (NO3), which is initially metabolized by oral bacteria into nitrite (NO2-) and is subsequently converted into NO once digested in the acidic gastric environment. Inexpensive non-invasive tests for measuring nitrite from saliva have been developed as a means for individuals to monitor their NO bioavailability. However, few studies exist in the literature validating and comparing these products with standard lab assays. The objective of this study was to validate two commonly used commercial strips: Nitric Oxide Test Strips (Berkeley Test) and Nitric Oxide Indicator Strips (Neogenesis) against standard lab measures for saliva and serum nitrite/nitrate. A stratified random sample of 20 non-smoking, overweight or obese participants between 40 to 65 years of age, were selected for this study from the baseline data of the San Juan Overweight Adults Longitudinal Study (SOALS). There was a significant correlation between the measures from the two nitrite-detecting-strips after controlling for the stratification variables (metabolic syndrome, and mouthwash use) (r = 0.75). Measurements from both strips correlated significantly with salivary nitrite levels (r = 0.76 for Berkeley strips; r = 0.59 for Neogenesis). Neither of the strips had a significant correlation with the levels of saliva nitrate, serum nitrite and serum nitrate. In conclusion, commercially available Berkeley and Neogenesis strips provide a reasonable surrogate for salivary, but not for systemic nitrite levels.
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- Ashwin Modi
- Center for Clinical Research and Health Promotion, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA
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- Center for Clinical Research and Health Promotion, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Center for Free Radical Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- UAB School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Center for Clinical Research and Health Promotion, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA.
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Sourati J, Kazmierczak SC, Akcakaya M, Dy JG, Leen TK, Erdogmus D. Assessing subsets of analytes in context of detecting laboratory errors. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2017; 2016:5793-5796. [PMID: 28269571 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2016.7592044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Laboratory error detection is a hard task yet plays an important role in efficient care of the patients. Quality controls are inadequate in detecting pre-analytic errors and are not frequent enough. Hence population- and patient-based detectors are developed. However, it is not clear what set of analytes leads to the most efficient error detectors. Here, we use three different scoring functions that can be used in detecting errors, to rank a set of analytes in terms of their strength in distinguishing erroneous measurements. We also observe that using evaluations of larger subsets of analytes in our analysis does not necessarily lead to a more accurate error detector. In our data set obtained from renal kidney disease inpatients, calcium, potassium, and sodium, emerged as the top-3 indicators of an erroneous measurement. Using the joint likelihood of these three analytes, we obtain an estimated AUC of 0.73 in error detection.
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Dutkiewicz EP, Urban PL. Quantitative mass spectrometry of unconventional human biological matrices. Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci 2016; 374:20150380. [PMID: 27644966 PMCID: PMC5031645 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2015.0380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The development of sensitive and versatile mass spectrometric methodology has fuelled interest in the analysis of metabolites and drugs in unconventional biological specimens. Here, we discuss the analysis of eight human matrices-hair, nail, breath, saliva, tears, meibum, nasal mucus and skin excretions (including sweat)-by mass spectrometry (MS). The use of such specimens brings a number of advantages, the most important being non-invasive sampling, the limited risk of adulteration and the ability to obtain information that complements blood and urine tests. The most often studied matrices are hair, breath and saliva. This review primarily focuses on endogenous (e.g. potential biomarkers, hormones) and exogenous (e.g. drugs, environmental contaminants) small molecules. The majority of analytical methods used chromatographic separation prior to MS; however, such a hyphenated methodology greatly limits analytical throughput. On the other hand, the mass spectrometric methods that exclude chromatographic separation are fast but suffer from matrix interferences. To enable development of quantitative assays for unconventional matrices, it is desirable to standardize the protocols for the analysis of each specimen and create appropriate certified reference materials. Overcoming these challenges will make analysis of unconventional human biological matrices more common in a clinical setting.This article is part of the themed issue 'Quantitative mass spectrometry'.
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- Ewelina P Dutkiewicz
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, 1001 University Rd, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, 1001 University Rd, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan Institute of Molecular Science, National Chiao Tung University, 1001 University Rd, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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In many laboratories, clinical biochemists add interpretative comments to laboratory reports. There is, however, little evidence base to support this activity. Interpretative comments attached to reports are quite complex, usually consisting of several components that may suggest possible diagnoses and additional tests. Every comment is different, and assessment of interpretation is difficult. We illustrate different approaches which can be used: assessing whole comments or comment components or key phrases; and using independent assessors or a pooled panel of experts. No approach has yet been optimized: assessment is a guide to and not a definition of exact solutions. Although External Quality Assurance Schemes examining interpretation provide information to individual participants on how their comments compare with others, a more important role of these Schemes is to enable us to pool knowledge, and their primary purpose is educational.
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- G S Challand
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, Berkshire RG1 5AN, UK.
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Chao CY, Florkowski CM, Fink JN, Southby SJ, George PM. Prospective validation of cerebrospinal fluid bilirubin in suspected subarachnoid haemorrhage. Ann Clin Biochem 2016; 44:140-4. [PMID: 17362579 DOI: 10.1258/000456307780117966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Background: The recommended spectrophotometric scanning for diagnosis of subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is relatively expensive, not fully automated and often requires expert interpretation. Analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) bilirubin offers an alternative approach and may obviate the need for scanning and, hence, we undertook a prospective validation study. Methods: CSF bilirubin and spectrophotometric scans were compared from 193 patients in our institution over a two-year period and for this 162 clinical records (83.9%) were reviewed. CSF bilirubin was tested for its ability to predict elevated net bilirubin absorbance by spectrophotometry. Final outcomes were obtained by review of clinical records and contacting the New Zealand Health Information Service. Results: From receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, there was an area under the curve of 0.99 (95% confidence interval: 0.97-1.00). At a cut-off of 359 nmol/L, corresponding to our upper reference interval, CSF bilirubin assay had a sensitivity of 100%, a specificity of 92.2% and a negative predictive value of 100%. There were no outcomes to suggest that SAH had been missed in any case. Conclusion: CSF bilirubin is a robust screening test that accurately identifies those samples needing to be scanned and eliminates the need for this to be done in most others.
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- Che-yung Chao
- Department of Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Almost thirty years of systematic analysis have proven the turnaround time to be a fundamental dimension for the clinical laboratory. Several indicators are to date available to assess and report quality with respect to timeliness, but they sometimes lack the communicative immediacy and accuracy. The six sigma is a paradigm developed within the industrial domain for assessing quality and addressing goal and issues. The sigma level computed through the Z-score method is a simple and straightforward tool which delivers quality by a universal dimensionless scale and allows to handle non-normal data. Herein we report our preliminary experience in using the sigma level to assess the change in urgent (STAT) test turnaround time due to the implementation of total automation. We found that the Z-score method is a valuable and easy to use method for assessing and communicating the quality level of laboratory timeliness, providing a good correspondence with the actual change in efficiency which was retrospectively observed.
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Demir S, Zorbozan N, Basak E. Unnecessary repeated total cholesterol tests in biochemistry laboratory. Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2016; 26:77-81. [PMID: 26981021 PMCID: PMC4783093 DOI: 10.11613/bm.2016.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Accepted: 12/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION We aimed to determine the number of repeated cholesterol (RC) tests and the ratio of unnecessary-repeated cholesterol (URC) tests among patients admitted to Pamukkale University Hospital (Denizli, Turkey) and provide solutions to avoid URC testing. MATERIALS AND METHODS Total cholesterol (T-cholesterol) tests (N = 86,817) between June 2014 and May 2015 were evaluated. The tests performed more than once per patient were determined as RC test (N = 28,811). RC test with an interval shorter than 4 weeks were determined as URC test (N = 3968) according to the shortest retest interval stated in ACC/AHA blood cholesterol guideline. RC testing included internal medicine, surgery and paediatric outpatients and inpatients. Reference change value (RCV) of total cholesterol was calculated. RESULTS The 33.1% of the T-cholesterol tests were RC tests (N = 28,811), 13.7% of them were URC tests (N = 3968). Our RCV value was 25%. The percentage change between consecutive tests was less than RCV in 86.1% (N = 3418) of URC tests. URC tests were performed more frequently in patients with desirable total cholesterol value (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION There is a significant part of repeated T-cholesterol tests requested in our hospital. URC test requests can be evaluated by laboratories and the obtained data should be shared with clinicians. Laboratories can calculate RCV for the tests they performed and report this value with the test result. To prevent from URC tests, a warning plug-in can be added to hospital information software in accordance with guidelines to prevent from URC test requests.
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- Suleyman Demir
- Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Denizli, Turkey
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- Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Denizli, Turkey
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- Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Denizli, Turkey
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Mass spectrometry (MS) is a technique that can identify analytes on the basis of mass-to-charge (m/z) ratio. Although this technique has been used in research and specialized clinical laboratories for decades, however, in recent years, MS has been increasingly used in routine clinical laboratories. MS, especially when coupled to gas chromatography or liquid chromatography, provides very specific and often sensitive analysis of many analytes. Other advantages of MS include simultaneous analysis of multiple analytes (>100) and generally without need for specialized reagents. Commonly measured analytes by MS include drugs, hormones, and proteins.
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- Uttam Garg
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO, 64108, USA.
- University of Missouri School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, USA.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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Vernooij-van Langen A, Dompeling E, Yntema JB, Arets B, Tiddens H, Loeber G, Dankert-Roelse J. Clinical evaluation of the Nanoduct sweat test system in the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis after newborn screening. Eur J Pediatr 2015; 174:1025-34. [PMID: 25678232 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-015-2501-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2014] [Revised: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 01/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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UNLABELLED After a positive newborn screening test for cystic fibrosis (CF), a sweat test is performed to confirm the diagnosis. The success rate of the generally acknowledged methods (Macroduct/Gibson and Cooke) in newborns varies between 73 and 99%. The Nanoduct sweat test system is easier to perform and less sweat is needed. The main aim of this study was to measure the success rate of the Nanoduct compared to current approved sweat test methods in a newborn population. After informed consent of the parents, newborns with a positive screening test for CF were included. The Macroduct or Gibson and Cooke and Nanoduct were performed in all infants, during the same appointment. The chloride concentration was determined by standard coulorimetry; conductivity was measured directly and converted to a NaCl molarity. One hundred eight newborns were included: 17 with CF, 7 with cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR)-related metabolic syndrome (CRMS), and 84 healthy children. The success rate of the Nanoduct was 93% and for the Macroduct/Gibson and Cooke 79% (McNemar, p = 0.002). The Nanoduct detected the same CF patients as the Macroduct/Gibson and Cooke; one CF patient had an equivocal result for both tests, and no patients were missed. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for detection of CF with the Nanoduct was 0.999, with ideal cutoff levels of 91 and 66 mmol/l, comparable to former studies. CONCLUSION The success rate of the Nanoduct to collect sufficient sweat in infants was higher compared to the Macroduct and Gibson and Cooke.
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Hens K, Berth M, Armbruster D, Westgard S. Sigma metrics used to assess analytical quality of clinical chemistry assays: importance of the allowable total error (TEa) target. Clin Chem Lab Med 2015; 52:973-80. [PMID: 24615486 DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2013-1090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2013] [Accepted: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Six Sigma metrics were used to assess the analytical quality of automated clinical chemistry and immunoassay tests in a large Belgian clinical laboratory and to explore the importance of the source used for estimation of the allowable total error. Clinical laboratories are continually challenged to maintain analytical quality. However, it is difficult to measure assay quality objectively and quantitatively. METHODS The Sigma metric is a single number that estimates quality based on the traditional parameters used in the clinical laboratory: allowable total error (TEa), precision and bias. In this study, Sigma metrics were calculated for 41 clinical chemistry assays for serum and urine on five ARCHITECT c16000 chemistry analyzers. Controls at two analyte concentrations were tested and Sigma metrics were calculated using three different TEa targets (Ricos biological variability, CLIA, and RiliBÄK). RESULTS Sigma metrics varied with analyte concentration, the TEa target, and between/among analyzers. Sigma values identified those assays that are analytically robust and require minimal quality control rules and those that exhibit more variability and require more complex rules. The analyzer to analyzer variability was assessed on the basis of Sigma metrics. CONCLUSIONS Six Sigma is a more efficient way to control quality, but the lack of TEa targets for many analytes and the sometimes inconsistent TEa targets from different sources are important variables for the interpretation and the application of Sigma metrics in a routine clinical laboratory. Sigma metrics are a valuable means of comparing the analytical quality of two or more analyzers to ensure the comparability of patient test results.
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Stalmach A, Husi H, Mosbahi K, Albalat A, Mullen W, Mischak H. Methods in capillary electrophoresis coupled to mass spectrometry for the identification of clinical proteomic/peptidomic biomarkers in biofluids. Methods Mol Biol 2015; 1243:187-205. [PMID: 25384747 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1872-0_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Proteomic biomarkers hold the promise of enabling assessment of patients according to a pathological condition aiming at improvements in diagnosis, prognosis, in general clinical patient management. Capillary electrophoresis coupled to an electrospray ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer (CE-MS) allows the detection of thousands of small proteins and peptides in various biofluids, in a single, reproducible and time-limited step, enabling the simultaneous comparison of multiple individual proteins and peptides in biomarker discovery, but also in clinical applications. The reliability of the CE-MS platform, together with the use of a validated approach for data processing and mining is, to date, the most advanced technique for biomarker discovery of clinical significance. In this chapter, we report on the materials, methods and protocols used for CE-MS-based clinical proteomics allowing the reproducible profiling of biofluids.
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- BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Akbas N, Gonzalez G, Devaraj S. Evaluation of the Lipid Interference for Siemens BN ProSpec Cystatin C Assay Using Pediatric Samples. Ann Clin Lab Sci 2015; 45:562-564. [PMID: 26586709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Endogenous interferents (lipids, hemoglobin and bilirubin) are a common cause of pre-analytical laboratory errors. We evaluated the effect of lipemia on Siemens cystatin C assay using pediatric samples. Lipemic samples were prepared by adding various concentrations of triglycerides into low and high cystatin C sample pools. Cystatin C concentrations were then measured on Siemens BN ProSpec analyzer and change of the analyte concentrations was determined. Low and high cystatin C sample pools were not affected by additions of lower lipid concentrations (150, 500 and 750 mg/dL), while the negative bias of <10% was seen with additions of higher lipid concentrations (1000 and 1500 mg/dL). Our results suggest that the BN ProSpec assay is a good alternative for cystatin C measurements in our pediatric population with no major interference from lipemia.
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- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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Since the launch of the qualification process in 2009, the CHMP reviewed/is reviewing 48 requests for qualification advice or opinion (as of Sept 2013) related to biomarkers (BM) or other novel drug development tools (e.g. patient reported outcome measures, modeling, and statistical methods). The qualification opinions are available on the EMA website (Qualification of novel methodologies for medicine development, http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp?curl=pages/regulation/document_listing/document_listing_000319.jsp&mid=WC0b01ac0580022bb0#section2 , 2013). Also there is a trend of increasing numbers of qualification requests to CHMP, indicative of the pace that targeted drug development and personalized medicine is gaining and the need to bring the new tools from research to drug development and clinical use. This chapter will focus on the regulatory experience gained so far from the CHMP qualification procedure. Basic qualification principles will be presented. Through qualification examples, we will elaborate on common grounds and divergences between the different stakeholders.
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- European Medicines Agency, 30 Churchill Place, Canary Warf, London, E14 5EU, UK,
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Ferraro S, Mozzi R, Panteghini M. Tracing a roadmap for vitamin B₁₂ testing using the health technology assessment approach. Clin Chem Lab Med 2014; 52:767-77. [PMID: 24304539 DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2013-0738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2013] [Accepted: 10/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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In our hospital, we are currently working to manage the appropriateness of vitamin B₁₂ (B12) testing. Unfortunately, the classic evidence-based approach is unhelpful in this process and meta-analyzing data on the accuracy of this marker for cobalamin deficiency detection is misleading due to the lack of reference diagnostic methods. The approach currently proposed by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) enables us to tackle the issue of B₁₂ requests as a "healthcare" problem by considering the position of stakeholders involved in ordering, performing, interpreting the test, and receiving its results. Clinical expectations, methodological issues, and ethical aspects concerning the performance of the test can aid us in providing more guidance on the use of this marker. By building such structured information, hemodialysis patients and pregnant women have emerged as those groups preferentially requiring B₁₂ testing, as it may potentially improve the clinical outcome. To avoid misinterpretation of B₁₂ results more care should be taken in considering its biochemical and biological features, as well as the analytical issues. Spurious values obtained by current automated immunoassays may reflect suboptimal pre-analytical steps as well as known interfering conditions. Furthermore, the harmonization of results by available methods is still a far-reaching goal and the approach to interpret an individual's results should be improved. Tracing a roadmap for B₁₂ testing by exploiting the HTA model to balance the stakeholders' claims and maximizing the patient's outcome may help to manage the marker demand.
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Brossaud J, Gatta B, Tabarin A, Corcuff JB. Different methods to estimate serum free cortisol: a comparison during cortisol tetracosactide testing. Clin Chem Lab Med 2014; 53:1367-73. [PMID: 25381955 DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2014-0912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2014] [Accepted: 10/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Serum cortisol is routinely quantified by immunoassays. In intensive care units serum free cortisol (FC) determination has been described as a better indicator of survival than total cortisol (TC). To estimate FC different methods are available including saliva sampling. We compared five methods to estimate FC, before and after an ACTH stimulating test in patients suspected of adrenal insufficiency. METHOD Serum and saliva was collected from 130 patients from the Endocrine Department of a university hospital before and after tetracosactide injection for TC determination. FC was estimated: after serum ultrafiltration, quadratic (Coolens') or cubic (Dorin's) equations, using TC/cortisol-binding globulin concentrations ratio or using cortisol concentration determination in saliva. RESULTS FC concentrations obtained by different techniques were significantly correlated and Passing-Bablok regressions showed no deviation from linearity between salFC and filtFC or quadFC. Using the routine assumption that the patients were correctly diagnosed using a post-tetracosactide TC threshold of 550 nmol/L the FC methods generating the best ROC curves were salFC and filtFC or cubFC 30 min after tetracosactide injection. CONCLUSIONS FC concentrations obtained by different techniques are significantly but not similarly correlated with TC. As, salFC and filtFC are more convenient to perform than methods involving CBG assays and are better correlated to TC during tetracosactide tests they may be preferred as FC surrogate assays.
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BACKGROUND Carryover experiments are widely used for clinical chemistry and immunochemistry analysers to evaluate and validate carryover effects. The experimental design is well described. However, there is no guideline on the statistical approach on data analysis, especially if absence of carryover has to be shown. The only reporting of carryover in ppm is not helpful because its uncertainty is not taken into account. Furthermore, the most commonly used method fails to demonstrate the absence of carryover. We propose a step-by-step guidance applying a new statistical design for analysis of carryover studies based on equivalence testing, and provide a sample based tutorial. METHODS For statistical analysis of carryover effects an one-sided version of equivalence testing by comparing the difference with a predefined limit (i.e., a test of non-superiority) is used. The methodology is demonstrated by measuring total betahCG in human serum samples with a UniCel DxI 880 analyser. RESULTS A new statistical approach based on equivalence testing has been developed for analysis of data resulting from a typical experimental protocol for carryover studies. Experiments using 8 (11) cycles of high and low concentration samples are appropriate to validate the absence of carryover with 80% (90%) power and an alpha-level of 0,05 if no carryover is expected. We propose to predefine an acceptance criterion based on the imprecision (here: expressed as one standard deviation) observed for those replicates of the low concentration samples expected to be unaffected by carryover. In the demonstration, the absence of carry-over was concluded with a significance of p < 0.05. CONCLUSIONS Appropriate statistical methods should be applied when the target of a method-validation experiment is (i) absence of any effect, (ii) non-inferiority/non-superiority or (iii) equivalence. Using the example of carryover studies, we show that one-sided equivalence testing is the proper model, and propose a guidance for analysis of these experiments. The example of carryover illustrates a methodology which is also applicable for analysis of a wide range of experimental approaches, including method comparison, commutability and robustness.
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Rasmussen L, Jørgensen LN, Madsen MR, Vilandt J, Klærke M, Andersen J, Nielsen KT, Khalid A, Laurberg S, Andersen CL, Christensen IJ, Brünner N, Nielsen HJ. [Screening methods for colorectal cancer can be improved]. Ugeskr Laeger 2014; 176:V09130545. [PMID: 25350810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Screening programmes for colorectal cancer (CRC) are being implemented in various countries worldwide including Denmark. The majority of programmes rely on faecal occult blood testing with subsequent colonoscopy. This approach is challenged by limited compliance, which reduces the efficiency of the screening programme. Current research into improve-ments of screening of CRC includes biological markers identified in blood. Combining blood-based biological markers with clinical and demographical parameters have shown promising results, which may improve the present approach to screening.
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- Louise Rasmussen
- Gastroenheden, Kirurgisk Sektion 360, Hvidovre Hospital, Kettegård Allé 30, 2650 Hvidovre.
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Kawaguchi M, Matsuo R. [Problems in clinical tests using saliva and the future prospects for alternative methods for pharmacokinetic blood tests]. Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi 2013; 141:295. [PMID: 24137617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Rose AM. Vitamin D testing: clinical and laboratory considerations. MLO Med Lab Obs 2013; 45:8-16. [PMID: 23763042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Iarustovskiĭ MB, Samsonova NN, Rogal'skaia EA, Klimovich LG, Pliushch MG, Abramian MV, Krotenko NP, Niiazmatov AA. [Express diagnostics of endotoxaemia during postoperative period in cardiac surgical patients]. Anesteziol Reanimatol 2013:25-29. [PMID: 24340992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Medical technologies development and recent approaches in management of patients with septic complications during the early postoperative period present new obstacles to the laboratory service. Endotoxin is a main agent in the systemic inflammatory cascade and plays important role in sepsis pathogenesis. Recent express methods of diagnostics allow determining blood activity of endotoxin during 30-50 min. 55 ICU patients with clinical and laboratory signs of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) after cardiac surgery were studied in the single-center prospective research. Endotoxaemia was diagnosed by express tests. Level of endotoxaemia was assessed before and after sorption in 15 patients receiving complex intensive care with selective lipopolysaccharide (LPS) adsorption. Endotoxaemia level assessment allows to define indications for different programs of intensive care in time and to assess its efficiency. Test systems for assessment endotoxin level based on the principle of interaction antigen - antibody (EAA and MACH-endotox spp.) is a most efficient for express diagnostics of endotoxaemia.
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BACKGROUND In light of several recent recommendations to use total thyroxine (T4) measurements in the diagnosis of thyroid function in pregnancy (in particular, "Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hypothyroidism in Adults," cosponsored by the American Thyroid Association and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, which promote the use of T4 over free T4 [FT4 ]), we have examined the implications of employing T4 for diagnostic discrimination in both pregnant and nonpregnant patient panels. Use of T4 assays has significant drawbacks in this regard, and we believe that the suggestion is a retrograde step in thyroid function testing. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS Analysis of the interplay between the concentrations of T4 and thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG), typifying their respective reference ranges in either the nonpregnant or pregnant euthyroid state, shows that the effective T4 range is widened significantly by the accompanying hidden variation in TBG levels. Accordingly FT4 assays that fully compensate for serum T4-binding protein concentrations should discriminate dysfunctionality from normality more efficiently than total hormone measurements, whether in pregnant or nonpregnant states. The euthyroid FT4 reference ranges typical of late pregnancy should also be more compact than those for the total hormone, because of the increased dominance of higher, though equivalently variable TBG concentrations on T4 levels. Parallel effects on T4 from similarly variable, though lower concentrations of TBG are indicated in the nonpregnant group. While acknowledging the difficulties in FT4 measurement arising from inconsistent calibration of present-day commercial assays, this finding questions the recommendation that total hormone assays should supersede the former in pregnancy.
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Picard G, Lebert D, Louwagie M, Adrait A, Huillet C, Vandenesch F, Bruley C, Garin J, Jaquinod M, Brun V. PSAQ™ standards for accurate MS-based quantification of proteins: from the concept to biomedical applications. J Mass Spectrom 2012; 47:1353-63. [PMID: 23019168 DOI: 10.1002/jms.3106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
Abstract
Absolute protein quantification, i.e. determining protein concentrations in biological samples, is essential to our understanding of biological and physiopathological phenomena. Protein quantification methods based on the use of antibodies are very effective and widely used. However, over the last ten years, absolute protein quantification by mass spectrometry has attracted considerable interest, particularly for the study of systems biology and as part of biomarker development. This interest is mainly linked to the high multiplexing capacity of MS analysis, and to the availability of stable-isotope-labelled standards for quantification. This article describes the details of how to produce, control the quality and use a specific type of standard: Protein Standard Absolute Quantification (PSAQ™) standards. These standards are whole isotopically labelled proteins, analogues of the proteins to be assayed. PSAQ standards can be added early during sample treatment, thus they can correct for protein losses during sample prefractionation and for incomplete sample digestion. Because of this, quantification of target proteins is very accurate and precise using these standards. To illustrate the advantages of the PSAQ method, and to contribute to the increase in its use, selected applications in the biomedical field are detailed here.
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- Guillaume Picard
- CEA, IRTSV, Biologie à Grande Echelle, F-38054, Grenoble, France
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Rivera-Perez C, Nouzova M, Noriega FG. A quantitative assay for the juvenile hormones and their precursors using fluorescent tags. PLoS One 2012; 7:e43784. [PMID: 22928033 PMCID: PMC3425502 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2012] [Accepted: 07/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The juvenile hormones (JHs) are sesquiterpenoid compounds that play a central role in insect reproduction, development and behavior. The lipophilic nature of JHs and their precursors, in conjunction with their low concentration in tissues and susceptibility to degradation had made their quantification difficult. A variety of methods exist for JH quantification but few can quantify on the femtomole range. Currently applied methods are expensive and time consuming. In the present study we sought to develop a novel method for accurate detection and quantification of JHs and their precursors. METHODS A sensitive and robust method was developed to quantify the precursor, farnesoic acid (FA) and juvenile hormone III (JH III) in biological samples. The assay is based on the derivatization of analytes with fluorescent tags, with subsequent analysis by reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography coupled to a fluorescent detector (HPLC-FD). The carboxyl group of FA was derivatized with 4-Acetamido-7-mercapto-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (AABD-SH). Tagging the epoxide group of JH III required a two-step reaction: the opening of the epoxide ring with sodium sulfide and derivatization with the fluorescent tag 4-(N,N-Dimethylaminosulfonyl)-7-(N-chloroformylmethyl-N-methylamino)-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (DBD-COCl). CONCLUSIONS The method developed in the present study showed high sensitivity, accuracy and reproducibility. Linear responses were obtained over the range of 10-20 to 1000 fmols. Recovery efficiencies were over 90% for JH III and 98% for FA with excellent reproducibility. SIGNIFICANCE The proposed method is applicable when sensitive detection and accurate quantification of limited amount of sample is needed. Examples include corpora allata, hemolymph and whole body of female adult Aedes aegypti and whole body Drosophila melanogaster. A variety of additional functional groups can be targeted to add fluorescent tags to the remaining JH III precursors.
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- Crisalejandra Rivera-Perez
- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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