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    Biological Variation Estimates Obtained from 91 Healthy Study Participants for 9 Enzymes in Serum
    (AMER ASSOC CLINICAL CHEMISTRY, 2017-01-01) Carobene, Anna; Roraas, Thomas; Solvik, Una Orvim; Sylte, Marit Sverresdotter; Sandberg, Sverre; Guerra, Elena; Marino, Irene; Jonker, Niels; Barla, Gerhard; Bartlett, William A.; Fernandez-Calle, Pilar; Diaz-Garzon, Jorge; Tosato, Francesca; Plebani, Mario; Coskun, Abdurrahman; Serteser, Mustafa; Unsal, Ibrahim; Ceriottil, Ferruccio; Biological, E.F.L.M. Working Grp
    BACKGROUND: We sought to develop estimates of biological variation (BV) for 9 enzymes in blood serum as part of the European Biological Variation Study. METHODS: Ninety-one healthy study participants (38 male and 53 female, 21-69 years old) were phlebotomized in each of 10 consecutive weeks at 6 European laboratories. The same preanalytical sample-handling protocol was followed at each center before transport to San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy, for analysis. Sera were stored at -80 degrees C before analysis in duplicate within a single run on an ADVIA 2400 Clinical Chemistry System (Siemens Healthcare) following a protocol designed to minimize analytical imprecision. Assay traceability was established using frozen sera with target values assigned by reference methods. The results were subjected to outlier analysis before CV-ANOVA to deliver valid BV estimates. Results for 9 enzymes were subsequently partitioned for graphical display allowing visual assessment of the effects of country of origin, sex, and age on BV estimates. RESULTS: We found no effect of country upon the observed variation, but overall sex-related differences were evident for alanine amino transferase (ALT), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), and creatine kinase (CK). The following estimates for within-subject BV (CVI) and between-subject BV (CVG), respectively, were obtained: ALT: 9.3\%, 28.2\%
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    The EuBIVAS Project: Within- and Between-Subject Biological Variation Data for Serum Creatinine Using Enzymatic and Alkaline Picrate Methods and Implications for Monitoring
    (AMER ASSOC CLINICAL CHEMISTRY, 2017-01-01) Carobene, Anna; Marino, Irene; Coskun, Abdurrahman; Serteser, Mustafa; Unsal, Ibrahim; Guerra, Elena; Bartlett, William A.; Sandberg, Sverre; Aarsand, Aasne Karine; Sylte, Marit Sverresdotter; Roraas, Thomas; Solvik, Una Orvim; Fernandez-Calle, Pilar; Diaz-Garzon, Jorge; Tosato, Francesca; Plebani, Mario; Jonker, Niels; Barla, Gerhard; Ceriotti, Ferruccio; Variation, E.F.L.M. Working Grp Biol
    BACKGROUND: The European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) European Biological Variation Study (EuBIVAS) has been established to deliver rigorously determined biological variation (BV) indices. EuBIVAS determined BV for serum creatinine using the enzymatic and alkaline picrate measurement methods. METHOD: In total, 91 healthy individuals (38 males, 53 females