Annual Report on the External Quality Assessment Scheme for Biochemical Genetics in Korea (2015)
Journal of Laboratory Medicine and Quality Assurance
;
: 68-76, 2016.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-45810
ABSTRACT
Two external quality assessment (EQA) trials of conventional newborn screening tests for phenylketonuria, galactosemia, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, maple syrup urine disease, homocystinuria, and congenital hypothyroidism, as well as newborn screening tests using tandem mass spectrometry, were performed in 2015. A total of 44 specimens in the form of dried blood spots were distributed to 16 laboratories and the response rate of these laboratories was 100%. The mean, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, median, and cut-offs were evaluated for each analyte in the newborn screening tests. Two EQA trials for the analyses of methylmalonic acid, vanillylmandelic acid, catecholamines, metanephrines, organic acids, and amino acids were also performed. A well-designed EQA program and continuous education would improve the performance of biochemical genetics tests.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Phenylketonurias
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Vanilmandelic Acid
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Catecholamines
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Mass Screening
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Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital
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Congenital Hypothyroidism
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Education
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Tandem Mass Spectrometry
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Galactosemias
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Amino Acids
Type of study:
Screening study
Limits:
Humans
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Infant, Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Laboratory Medicine and Quality Assurance
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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