Table 4

Laboratory analyzers and biochemical methods


LAB 1 (Reference center)
LAB 2
LAB 3

α2-macroglobulin



     Analyzer
BN2
BN2
BN2
     Method
Nephelemetry
Nephelemetry
Nephelemetry
Haptoglobin



     Analyzer
BN2
BN2
BN2
     Method
Nephelemetry
Nephelemetry
Nephelemetry
Apolipoprotein A1



     Analyzer
BN2
RXL
RXL
     Method
Nephelemetry
Turbidimetry
Turbidimetry
Total bilirubin



     Analyzer
Modular
RXL
RXL
     Method
Diazoreaction
Diazoreaction
Diazoreaction
Aminotransferase



     Analyzer
Modular
RXL
RXL
     Method
IFCC Pyridoxal
IFCC Pyridoxal
IFCC Pyridoxal
γ-glutamyl transpeptidase



     Analyzer
Modular
RXL
RXL
     Method
Szasz standardized
Szasz
Szasz


LAB 4
LAB 5
LAB 6

α2-macroglobulin



     Analyzer
BN2
BN2
BN2
     Method
Nephelemetry
Nephelemetry
Nephelemetry
Haptoglobin



     Analyzer
BN2
Advia1650
Integra 800
     Method
Nephelemetry
Turbidimetry
Turbidimetry
Apolipoprotein A1



     Analyzer
Hitachi 911
Advia 1650
Integra 800
     Method
Turbidimetry
Turbidimetry
Turbidimetry
Total bilirubin



     Analyzer
Hitachi 911
Advia 1650
Integra 800
     Method
Diazoreaction
Diazoreaction
Diazoreaction
Aminotransferase



     Analyzer
Hitachi 911
Advia1650
Integra 800
     Method
IFCC Pyridoxal
IFCC
IFCC
γ-glutamyl transpeptidase



     Analyzer
Hitachi 911
Advia1650
Integra 800
     Method
Szasz standardized
Szasz
Szasz standardized


LAB 7
LAB 10
LAB 11

α2-macroglobulin



     Analyzer
BN2
BN2
Immage
     Method
Nephelemetry
Nephelemetry
Nephelemetry
Haptoglobin



     Analyzer
BN2
BN2
Immage
     Method
Nephelemetry
Nephelemetry
Nephelemetry
Apolipoprotein A1



     Analyzer
Advia 1650
CX5
Immage
     Method
Turbidimetry
Turbidimetry
Nephelemetry
Total bilirubin



     Analyzer
Advia
CX7
Vitros 250
     Method
Diazoreaction
Diazoreaction
Diazoreaction
Aminotransferase



     Analyzer
Advia
CX7
Vitros 250
     Method
IFCC
IFCC
IFCC Pyrydoxal
γ-glutamyl transpeptidase



     Analyzer
Advia 1650
CX7
Vitros 250
     Method
Szasz
Szasz
Szasz

BN2, RXL, Vitros 250: Dade Behring, Marburg, Germany. Hitachi 911, Integra 800: Modular DP Roche Diagnostics, Mannheim, Germany. Immage, CX5, CX7: Beckman Coulter, Brea, California, USA. Advia 1650: Bayer Diagnostics, Tarrytown, New Jersey, USA. IFCC: International Federation of Clinical Chemistry.

Halfon et al. Comparative Hepatology 2002 1:3   doi:10.1186/1476-5926-1-3