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ReviewMediterranean journal of rheumatology2019

Certified Reference Materials and their need for the diagnosis of autoimmune diseases.

Evanthia Monogioudi, Ingrid Zegers

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Review in Mediterranean journal of rheumatology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
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  3. Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology March 2019 Highlights.Mediterranean journal of rheumatology · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Evanthia MonogioudiEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Geel, Belgium.
Ingrid ZegersEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Geel, Belgium.
European Commission · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autoantibody measurement is the chosen tool, in addition to clinical observations, for the diagnosis of autoimmune diseases. Hence, it is essential for these measurements to be reliable and in the longer run to be standardised. Due to the intrinsic variability of analytes and reagents, and the heterogeneity of the available techniques, standardisation cannot be taken for granted, and results may vary between laboratories. As a consequence, diagnoses can be missed or wrong and unnecessary costs may burden individuals and healthcare systems. Standardisation of autoantibody testing is a demanding and multi-parameter task, but could be part of the solution. So as to achieve standardisation, the development and availability of suitable certified reference materials for calibration and/or quality control is crucial.

Indexed as

Autoantibody measurementautoimmune diseasescertified reference materialsstandardisation

Identifiers

PMID32185339
PMCPMC7045914
OpenAlexW2937170403

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Registered trials

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