The IFCC Committee for Standardization of Thyroid Function Tests intended to standardize free thyroxine (FT4) immunoassays. They developed a Système International d'Unités traceable conventional reference measurement procedure (RMP) based on equilibrium dialysis and mass spectrometry. They describe here the latest studies intended to recalibrate against the RMP and supply a proof of concept, which should allow continued standardization efforts.
De Grande et al. used the RMP to target the standardization and reference interval (RI) panels, which were also measured by 13 manufacturers. They validated the suitability of the recalibrated results to meet specifications for bias (3.3%) and total error (8.0%) determined from biological variation. However, because these specifications were stringent, they expanded them to 10% and 13%, respectively. The results for the RI panel were reported as if the assays were recalibrated. They estimated all but 1 RI using parametric statistical procedures and hypothesized that the RI determined by the RMP was suitable for use by the recalibrated assays.
Standardization of free thyroxine (FT4) measurements allows the adoption of a more uniform reference interval
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De Grande et al. used the RMP to target the standardization and reference interval (RI) panels, which were also measured by 13 manufacturers. They validated the suitability of the recalibrated results to meet specifications for bias (3.3%) and total error (8.0%) determined from biological variation. However, because these specifications were stringent, they expanded them to 10% and 13%, respectively. The results for the RI panel were reported as if the assays were recalibrated. They estimated all but 1 RI using parametric statistical procedures and hypothesized that the RI determined by the RMP was suitable for use by the recalibrated assays.
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