Standardisation of Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein A (WG-PAPPA)

 

Membership

Name Position Country Term Time in Office
K. Pettersson Chair FI 2nd 2011 01- 2013 12
A.  Ellis Member UK    
C. Oxvig Member DK    
B.  Rafferty Member UK    
K.  Spencer Member UK    
S. Wittfooth Member UK

 

Terms of Reference

  • To develop a reference system for standardisation of PAPP-A measurement employed as marker for prenatal screening

Current Projects

  • Evaluate at least two different PAPP-A preparations in relation to the major assay constructs presently being used on routine prenatal testing

 

List of Corresponding Members, nominated by National Societies

Name Full Member Society
Greg Ward Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists
Estella Sofia Castillo Camargo Colegio Nacional de Bacteriología CNB - Colombia
Roselyne Garnotel Société Française de Biologie Clinique (SFBC)
Lennart Friis-Hansen Danish Society of Clinical Biochemistry (DSKB)
Maria José Rego de Sousa Sociedade Portuguesa de Química Clínica

 

List of Corresponding Members, nominated by Corporate Members

Name Corporate members
Alexei Katrukha HYTEST Ltd.
Marion Niesser ROCHE Diagnostics
Ian Darley SIEMENS

 

 Working Group Chairs' contact:

Prof. Kim PETTERSSON
Department of Biotechnology
University of Turku
Tykistokatu 6A, BioCity 6th floor
Finland
Tel.: +358-2-333 8087
Fax: +358-2-333 8050