Variations in assay protocol for the Dako cystatin C method may change patient results by 50% without changing the results for controls

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1481-1485

  Flodin, Mats ^a   Hansson, Lars Olof ^a   Larsson, Anders ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cystatin C; Erroneous results; Glomerular filtration ratio; Immunoassay; Kidney function; Recombinant proteins; Turbidimetry

Indexed keywords

CYSTATIN C; REAGENT;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CALIBRATION; CYSTATINS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, UROLOGICAL; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33845711251     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14346621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2006.271     Document Type: Article

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