Biological variation and reference change values: An essential piece of the puzzle of laboratory testing

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 189-190

  Plebani, Mario ^a   Lippi, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUE;

BODY FLUIDS; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; HUMANS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 84860505657     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm.2011.751     Document Type: Editorial

References (19)

1. Haeckel R, Wosniok W. A new concept to derive permissible limits for analytical imprecision and bias considering diagnostic requirements and technical state-of-the-art. Clin Chem Lab Med 2011;49:623-35.
2. Banfi G, Del Fabbro M. Biological variation in tests of hemosta-sis. Semin Thromb Hemost 2009;35:119-26.
3. Alexandraki KI, Grossman AB. Novel insights in the diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome. Neuroendocrinology 2010;92(Suppl 1): 35-43.
4. Cooper G, De Jonge N, Ehrmeyer S, Yundt-Pacheco J, Jansen R, Ric ó s C, et al. Collective opinion paper on findings of the 2010 convocation of experts on laboratory quality. Clin Chem Lab Med 2011;49:793-802.
5. Lippi G, Plebani M. Athlete's biological passport: to test or not to test? Clin Chem Lab Med 2011;49:1393-5.
6. Cotlove E, Harris EK, Williams GZ. Biological and analytic components of variation in long-term studies of serum constituents in normal subjects. 3. Physiological and medical implications. Clin Chem 1970;16:1028-32.
7. Fraser CG, Harris EK. Generation and application of data on biological variation in clinical chemistry. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 1989;27:409-37.
8. Fraser CG, Kallner A, Kenny D, Petersen PH. Introduction: strategies to set global quality specifications in laboratory medicine. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 1999;59:477-8. (Pubitemid 30056735)
9. Ricós C, Alvarez V, Cava F, García-Lario JV, Hernández A, Jim é nez CV, et al. Current databases on biological variation: pros, cons and progress. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 1999;59:491-500. (Pubitemid 30056739)
10. Plebani M, Lippi G. Improving the post-analytical phase. Clin Chem Lab Med 2010;48:435-6.
11. Fraser CG. Inherent biological variation and reference values. Clin Chem Lab Med 2004;42:758-64. (Pubitemid 39137225)
12. Henny J, Peticlerc C, Fuentes-Arderiu X, Hyltoft Petersen P, Queralto JM, Schiele F, et al. Need for revising the concept of reference values. Clin Chem Lab Med 2000;38:589-95.
13. Harris EK. Statistical aspects of reference values in clinical pathology. Prog Clin Pathol 1981;8:45-66.
14. Harris EK, Yasaka T. On the calculation of a " reference change " for comparing two consecutive measurements. Clin Chem 1983;29:25-30. (Pubitemid 13167613)
15. Fraser CG. Reference change values. Clin Chem Lab Med 2011 [Epub ahead of print].
16. Christ M, Bertsch T, Popp S, Bahrmann P, Heppner HJ, M ü ller C. High-sensitivity troponin assays in the evaluation of patients with acute chest pain in the emergency department. Clin Chem Lab Med 2011 [Epub ahead of print].
17. Zorzoli M. The Athlete Biological Passport from the perspective of an anti-doping organization. Clin Chem Lab Med 2011;49:1423-5.
18. Lippi G, Targher G. Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c): old dogmas, a new perspective? Clin Chem Lab Med 2010;48:609-14.
19. Wallemacq PE. Therapeutic monitoring of immunosuppressant drugs. Where are we? Clin Chem Lab Med 2004;42:1204-11. (Pubitemid 39600324)