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ArticleAnnals of laboratory medicine2015

Interlaboratory Comparison of the Results of Lifecodes LSA Class I and Class II Single Antigen Kits for Human Leukocyte Antigen Antibody Detection.

Eun-Jee Oh, Hyewon Park, Kyoung Un Park, Eun-Suk Kang, Hyon-Suk Kim, Eun Young Song

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Article in Annals of laboratory medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Eun-Jee OhDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Hyewon ParkDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kyoung Un ParkDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Eun-Suk KangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Hyon-Suk KimDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Eun Young SongDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ; Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology and College of Medicine, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Seoul National University · KRSamsung Medical Center · KRSeoul National University Bundang Hospital · KRSeverance Hospital · KRThe Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough single antigen bead assays (SAB) are approved qualitative tests, the median fluorescence intensity (MFI) values obtained from SAB are frequently used in combination with quantitative significances for diagnostic purposes. To gauge the reproducibility of SAB results, we assessed the interlaboratory variability of MFI values using identical kits with reagents from the same lot and the manufacturer's protocol.

methodsSix serum samples containing HLA-specific antibodies were analyzed at five laboratories by using Lifecodes LSA Class I and Class II SAB kits (Immucor, USA) from the same lot, according to the manufacturer's protocol. We analyzed the concordance of qualitative results according to distinct MFI cutoffs (1,000, 3,000, 5,000, and 10,000), and the correlation of quantitative MFI values obtained by the participating laboratories. The CV for MFI values were analyzed and grouped by mean MFI values from the five laboratories (<1,000; 1,000-2,999; 3,000-4,999; 5,000-9,999; and ≥10,000).

resultsThe categorical results obtained from the five laboratories exhibited concordance rates of 96.0% and 97.2% for detection of HLA class I and class II antibodies, respectively. The Pearson correlation coefficients for MFI values of class I and class II antibodies were between 0.947-0.991 and 0.992-0.997, respectively. The median CVs for the MFI values among five laboratories in the lower MFI range (<1,000) were significantly higher than those for the other MFI ranges (all P<0.01).

conclusionsAnalysis of SAB performed in five laboratories using identical protocols and reagents from the same lot resulted in high levels of concordance and strong correlation of results.

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Analysis of VarianceHistocompatibility TestingHLA AntigensHumansIsoantibodiesLaboratoriesReagent Kits, DiagnosticReproducibility of ResultsHLA AntigensIsoantibodiesReagent Kits, DiagnosticAntibody specificityConcordanceCorrelationHistocompatibility testingHLA antigensLaboratories

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