INTRA- AND INTER-INDIVIDUAL BIOLOGICAL VARIABILITY DATA BANK: REFERENCES


María Ángeles Sebastián-Gámbaro,
Francisco Javier Lirón-Hernández,
Xavier Fuentes-Arderiu
Servei de Bioquímica Clínica
Ciutat Sanitària i Universitària
de Bellvitge L'Hospitalet de Llobregat,
Barcelona, Spain
Correspondence:
Dr. X. Fuentes
Arderiu Servei de Bioquímica Clínica
Ciutat Sanitària i Universitària de Bellvitge
08907 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Barcelona, Spain

Intra- and Inter-Individual Biological Variability Data Bank, Page 1
Intra- and Inter-Individual Biological Variability Data Bank, Page 2

Serum-a-Acid glycoprotein; r through Serum-a-Amylase; b
Urine(morning)-a-Amylase; b through Serum-Bilirubin esterfied; c
Serum-C peptide; c through Serum-Cholesterol; c
Serum-Cholinesterase; b through Serum-Cysteine; c
Serum-Dehydroespiandrosterone sulfate; c through Leukocytes-Granulocytes; d
Serum-Haptoglobin; c through Serum-17-Hydroxyprogesterone; c
Serum-Immunoglobulin A; r through Serum-LDL-Cholesterol; c
Blood-Leukocytes; C through Urine(morning)-Magnesium(II); c
Serum-Peptidil-dipeptidase A: b through Urine(random)-Potassium ion: c
Serum-b2-Microglobulin: r through Urine(random)-Oxalate; c
Serum-Prealbumin; c through Serum-Pyruvate; c
Serum-Retinol; c through Urine(random)-Sodium ion; c
Serum-Superoxide dismutase; b through Serum-Triiodothyronine (non protein bound); c
Serum-Urate; c through Serum-Zinc(II); c
References
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The References

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Intra- and Inter-Individual Biological Variability Data Bank, Page 1
Intra- and Inter-Individual Biological Variability Data Bank, Page 2
Serum-a-Acid glycoprotein; r through Serum-a-Amylase; b
Urine(morning)-a-Amylase; b through Serum-Bilirubin esterfied; c
Serum-C peptide; c through Serum-Cholesterol; c
Serum-Cholinesterase; b through Serum-Cysteine; c
Serum-Dehydroespiandrosterone sulfate; c through Leukocytes-Granulocytes; d
Serum-Haptoglobin; c through Serum-17-Hydroxyprogesterone; c
Serum-Immunoglobulin A; r through Serum-LDL-Cholesterol; c
Blood-Leukocytes; C through Urine(morning)-Magnesium(II); c
Serum-Peptidil-dipeptidase A: b through Urine(random)-Potassium ion: c
Serum-b2-Microglobulin: r through Urine(random)-Oxalate; c
Serum-Prealbumin; c through Serum-Pyruvate; c
Serum-Retinol; c through Urine(random)-Sodium ion; c
Serum-Superoxide dismutase; b through Serum-Triiodothyronine (non protein bound); c
Serum-Urate; c through Serum-Zinc(II); c
References
CLIA Quality Requirements

Clinical Quality Requirements.
European Calculated Biologic Allowable Total Errors


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