Factor XIII assays and associated problems for laboratory diagnosis of factor XIII deficiency: An analysis of international proficiency testing results

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 232-238

  Hsu, Peihong ^a   Zantek, Nicole D ^b   Meijer, Piet ^c   Hayward, Catherine P M ^d   Brody, Judith ^a   Zhang, Xinmin ^a   Smock, Kristi J ^e   Van Cott, Elizabeth M ^f  

^a DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c ECAT Foundation   (Netherlands)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e ARUP INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

antigen; clot solubility assay; ECAT; factor XIII; NASCOLA; quantitative activity

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 13; THROMBIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 13 DEFICIENCY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; BLOOD; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FACTOR XIII DEFICIENCY; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; FACTOR XIII; FACTOR XIII DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LABORATORY PROFICIENCY TESTING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84896699775     PISSN: 00946176     EISSN: 10989064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1365841     Document Type: Article

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