Evaluation of the N latex FLC free light chain assay on the siemens BN analyser: Precision, agreement, linearity and variation between reagent lots

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 450-455

  Pretorius, Carel J ^a   Klingberg, Sandra ^a   Tate, Jill ^a   Wilgen, Urs ^a   Ungerer, Jacobus P J ^a  

^a Pathology Queensland ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LAMBDA CHAIN;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA-CHAINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LAMBDA-CHAINS; LABORATORY PROFICIENCY TESTING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84867149040     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 17581001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2012.011264     Document Type: Article

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