Standardization of γ-glutamyltransferase assays by intermethod calibration. Effect on determining common reference limits

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1373-1380

  Steinmetz, Josiane ^a   Schiele, Françoise ^a   Gueguen, René ^a,b   Férard, Georges ^c   Henny, Joseph ^a   Caces, Emile ^d   Doffoël, Simone ^e   Kirzin, Jean Marie ^f   Lemasson, Jean Marie ^g   Le Ravallec, Yvonne ^h   Meyer, Jean François ⁱ   Sigalas, Jacques ^j  

^a Centre de Medecine Preventive   (France)

^b Centre Technique d'Appui et de Formation des Centres d'Examens de Sante Cetaf   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^d IRSA   (France)

^e CES   (France)

^f IPC   (France)

^g CES   (France)

^h CES   (France)

ⁱ CES   (France)

^j CES   (France)

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Author keywords

glutamyltransferase measurement; Enzyme calibration; Intermethod coherency; Reference limits; Reference measurement procedure

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CALIBRATION; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 35048884981     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2007.290     Document Type: Article

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