Development and implementation of a proficiency testing program for Luminex bead-based cytokine assays

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 409, Issue , 2014, Pages 62-71

  Lynch, Heather E ^a   Sanchez, Ana M ^a   D'Souza, M Patricia ^b   Rountree, Wes ^a   Denny, Thomas N ^a   Kalos, Michael ^c,d   Sempowski, Gregory D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d Cancer Immunotherapy Consortium of the Cancer Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokines; GCLP; Luminex; Multiplex; Proficiency

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; RECOMBINANT CYTOKINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACCURACY; BIOREMEDIATION; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; EXTERNAL ASSURANCE PROGRAM OVERSIGHT LABORATORY; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFICIENCY TESTING PROGRAM; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARD; STANDARDIZATION; SUPPORT GROUP; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CYTOKINES; GCLP; LUMINEX; MULTIPLEX; PROFICIENCY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CYTOKINES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LABORATORIES; LABORATORY PROFICIENCY TESTING; MONITORING, IMMUNOLOGIC; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS; WORKFLOW;

EID: 84906091473     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: 18727905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2014.04.011     Document Type: Review

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