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ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2019

Measuring lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 activity in China: Protocol comparison and recalibration.

Danchen Wang, Xiuzhi Guo, Li'an Hou, Xinqi Cheng, Tingting You, Honglei Li, Liangyu Xia, Yicong Yin, Songlin Yu, Ling Qiu

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Article in Journal of clinical laboratory analysis, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Danchen WangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2688-3203
Xiuzhi GuoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China.
Li'an HouDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China.
Xinqi ChengDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China.
Tingting YouDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China.
Honglei LiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China.
Liangyu XiaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China.
Yicong YinDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China.
Songlin YuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China.
Ling QiuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0734-8144
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLp-PLA2 is a novel inflammation marker in cardiovascular disease. While several manufactures have registered Lp-PLA2 activity reagents, few studies have investigated the consistency among these assays. In this study, we compared and recalibrated Lp-PLA2 activity assays.

methodsSerum samples from 110 patients and 140 healthy individuals were collected for method comparison and reference interval validation, respectively. Fresh human serum pools (847 and 442 U/L) were used for recalibration. Lp-PLA2 activity was analyzed using all five assays with a Beckman AU 5800 analyzer. Passing-Bablok regression equations and Bland-Altman plots were used to estimate the relationship and bias among the results. A 2.5% confidence interval (CI) and 97.5% CI were used to establish a laboratory reference interval.

resultsAssay imprecision varied from 0.8%-2.9%, while the overall coincidence rates ranged from 75.5%-98.2%. Passing-Bablok regression shows excellent linear correlation between Evermed and Diasys (R

conclusionsOur results indicate that recalibration increased assay agreement and also highlight the need for each laboratory to establish its own reference interval for Lp-PLA2 activity.

Indexed as

1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine EsteraseBlood Chemical AnalysisEnzyme AssaysAdultAgedCalibrationCardiovascular DiseasesCase-Control StudiesChinaFemaleHumansLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedReference StandardsReproducibility of Results1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine EsterasePLA2G7 protein, humanatherosclerosisLipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2method comparisonrecalibrationreference interval

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PMID30043502
PMCPMC6430350
OpenAlexW2884061351

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