2021 Publications of interest

Special Issue for Clinica Chimica Acta:

Current achievements of the IFCC Scientific Division in standardization of laboratory tests.

• IFCC Scientific Division: A conductor of standardization in laboratory medicine - https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1did12G2L-7wu

• What do we need to obtain high quality circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) for routine diagnostic test in oncology? – Considerations on pre-analytical aspects by the IFCC workgroup cfDNA - https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1did12G2L-7kb

Authors:
R.Danesi
Y.M.D.Lo
M.Oellerich
J.Beck
S.Galbiati
M. DelRe
E.Lianidou
M.Neumaier
R.H.N.van Schaik

- The evolving role of commutability in metrological traceability - https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1did12G2LyTpZ

Authors:
W.Greg Miller
Neil Greenberg
Jeffry Budd
Vincent Delatour
for the IFCC Working Group on Commutability in Metrological Traceability

- A roadmap for the standardization of hemoglobin A2 - https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1did12G2LyTgL

Authors:
Andrea Mosca
Renata Paleari
Cornelis L.Hartevel
on behalf of the IFCC ICSH Joint Working Group for standardization of HbA2

• Evaluation of the necessity and the feasibility of the standardization of procalcitonin measurements: Activities of IFCC WG-PCT with involvement of all stakeholders - https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1did12G2L-7JB

Authors:
Huu-Hien Huynh
Amandine Bœuf
Joëlle Vinh
Vincent Delatour
on behalf of IFCC Working Group on Standardization of Procalcitonin assays (WG-PCT)

• Recommendations on the measurement and the clinical use of vitamin D metabolites and vitamin D binding protein – A position paper from the IFCC Committee on bone metabolism - https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1did12G2L-7TG

Authors:
Konstantinos Makris
Harjit P Bhattoa
Etienne Cavalier
Karen Phinney
Christopher T.Sempos
Candice Z.Ulmer
Samuel D.Vasikaran
Hubert Vesper
Annemieke C.Heijboer

• Analytical considerations and plans to standardize or harmonize assays for the reference bone turnover markers PINP and β-CTX in blood - https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1did1_EPrPFn-
 
Authors:
Harjit P.Bhattoa
Etienne Cavalier
Richard Eastell
Annemieke C.Heijboer
Niklas R.Jørgensene
Konstantinos Makris
Candice Z.Ulmer
John A.Kanis
Cyrus Cooper
Stuart L.Silverman
Samuel D.Vasikaran
On behalf of the IFCC-IOF Committee for Bone Metabolism

- The path to the standardization of PTH: Is this a realistic possibility? a position paper of the IFCC C-BM -
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1did12G2LyTpq

Authors:
Etienne Cavalier
Samuel Vasikaran
Harjit P.Bhattoa
Annemieke C.Heijboer
Konstantinos Makris
Candice Z.Ulmer

• Comparison of reference intervals derived by direct and indirect methods based on compatible datasets obtained in Turkey - https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1did12G2L-7kC

Authors:
Yesim Ozarda
Kiyoshi Ichihara
Graham Jones
Thomas Streichert
Robab Ahmadian
on behalf of the IFCC Committee on Reference Intervals and Decision Limits (C-RIDL)

• Implementing reference systems for thyroid function tests – A collaborative effort - https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1did12G2L-7dZ

Authors:
H.W.Vesper
K.Van Uytfanghe
A.Hishinuma
V.Raverot
M.M.Patru
U.Danilenko
A.E.van Herwaarden
E.Shimizug

• Current and future challenges in quality assurance in molecular diagnostics - https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1did12G2L-7e~

Authors:
Parviz Ahmad-Nejad
Tester Ashavaid
Aldo Vacaflores Salinas
Jim Huggett
Kathryn Harris
Mark W.Linderg
Katarina Baluchova
Werner Steimer
Deborah A.Payne
the IFCC Committee for Molecular Diagnostics (C-MD)

- Faecal immunochemical tests for haemoglobin: Analytical challenges and potential solutions - https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1did12G2L-7NH

Authors:
Sally C Benton
Erin Symonds
Natasha Djedovic
Samantha Jones
Liesbet Deprez
Petr Kocna
Josep Maria Auge
on behalf of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry Faecal Immunochemical Test Working Group (IFCC FIT-WG)