Harmonisation of Autoantibody Tests (WG-HAT)
Membership
| Name |
Position |
Country |
Term |
Time in Office |
| J. Sheldon |
Chair |
UK |
2nd |
2013 01 - 2015 12 |
| P.L. Meroni |
Member |
IT |
| I. Zegers |
Member |
BE |
Terms of Reference
- To evaluate what are the main causes of variability for a number of diagnostically critical autoantibody measurements.
- To identify autoantibodies where a common calibrator could reduce the inter-assay variability
- To identify or produce commutable reference materials that could be used as interim calibration material for autoantibody assays.
- To produce well-characterised pure antibody preparations with known concentration and identity and use these to transfer values to a matrix preparation.
Current projects
- Evaluation of EQA data to identify the autoantibody tests with the potential for harmonisation of results.
- Gathering a comprehensive data base of the assay characteristics of the currently available autoimmune serology methods.
- Identifying existing materials that could be used to assess interassay variability and possibly be used as interim calibration material.
- Defining the requirements for a calibration material for autoimmune serology.
List of Corresponding Members, nominated by National Societies
| Name |
Full and Affiliate Member Societies |
| David Gillis |
Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists |
| Xavier Bossouit |
Société Belge de Chimie Clinique (SBCC) |
| Pierre Carayon |
Société Française de Biologie Clinique (SFBC) |
| Rudolf Gruber |
Deutsche Vereinte Gesellschaft für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin e.V. (DGKL) |
| Tímea Berki |
Hungarian Society of Laboratory Medicine (MLDT) |
| Naoya Inoue |
Japan Society of Clinical Chemistry (JSCC) |
| Loreta Bagdonaite |
Lithuanian Society of Laboratory Medicine |
| Gabriel Oyeyinka |
Association of Clinical Chemists Nigeria (ACCN) |
| Neslihan Bukan |
Turkish Biochemical Society (TBS) |
List of Corresponding Members, nominated by Corporate Members
| Name |
Corporate members |
| Michael Rottmann |
ROCHE Diagnostics GmbH |
Working Group Chair's contact
Dr. Joanna SHELDON
Protein Reference unit
St. George's Hospital
Blackshaw Road
London SW17 0NH
UK
Te.: +44 (0) 208 725 5752
Fax: +44 (0) 208 725 0025
E-mail: jsheldon@sgul.ac.uk