Are clinical laboratories prepared for accurate testing of 25-hydroxy vitamin D?

Recognition that vitamin D deficiency may be more prevalent in most patient populations than earlier assumed has resulted in an unexpected and marked increase in the volume of testing for 25OH-D in clinical laboratories (1). The College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the UK-based DEQAS (Vitamin...

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Published inClinical chemistry (Baltimore, Md.) Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 221 - 223
Main Author Singh, Ravinder J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Oxford University Press 01.01.2008
Subjects
Clinical Chemistry Tests - standards
Humans
Mass spectrometry
Medical tests
Methods
Nutrition
Quality standards
Reference Standards
Reference Values
Vitamin D
Vitamin D - analogs & derivatives
Vitamin D - blood
Vitamin D Deficiency - diagnosis
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Summary:Recognition that vitamin D deficiency may be more prevalent in most patient populations than earlier assumed has resulted in an unexpected and marked increase in the volume of testing for 25OH-D in clinical laboratories (1). The College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the UK-based DEQAS (Vitamin D external quality assessment scheme) surveys provide independent approaches to monitor the performance of laboratories that use various methods for testing of 25-OH-D.
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ObjectType-Correspondence-1
ISSN:0009-9147
1530-8561
DOI:10.1373/clinchem.2007.096156