TY - JOUR
T1 - Metrological sharp shooting for plasma proteins and peptides
T2 - The need for reference materials for accurate measurements in clinical proteomics and in vitro diagnostics to generate reliable results
AU - Vitzthum, Frank
AU - Siest, Gérard
AU - Bunk, David M.
AU - Preckel, Tobias
AU - Wenz, Christian
AU - Hoerth, Patric
AU - Schulz-Knappe, Peter
AU - Tammen, Harald
AU - Adamkiewicz, Juergen
AU - Merlini, Giampaolo
AU - Anderson, N. Leigh
PY - 2007/9
Y1 - 2007/9
N2 - Reliable study results are necessary for the assessment of discoveries, including those from proteomics. Reliable study results are also crucial to increase the likelihood of making a successful choice of biomarker candidates for verification and subsequent validation studies, a current bottleneck for the transition to in vitro diagnostic (IVD). In this respect, a major need for improvement in proteomics appears to be accuracy of measurements, including both trueness and precision of measurement. Standardization and total quality management systems (TQMS) help to provide accurate measurements and reliable results. Reference materials are an essential part of standardization and TQMS in IVD and are crucial to provide metrological correct measurements and for the overall quality assurance process. In this article we give an overview on how reference materials are defined, prepared and what role they play in standardization and TQMS to support the generation of reliable results. We discuss how proteomics can support the establishment of reference materials and biomarker tests for IVD applications, how current reference materials used in IVD may be beneficially applied in proteomics, and we provide considerations on the establishment of reference materials specific for proteomics. For clarity, we solely focus on reference materials related to serum and plasma.
AB - Reliable study results are necessary for the assessment of discoveries, including those from proteomics. Reliable study results are also crucial to increase the likelihood of making a successful choice of biomarker candidates for verification and subsequent validation studies, a current bottleneck for the transition to in vitro diagnostic (IVD). In this respect, a major need for improvement in proteomics appears to be accuracy of measurements, including both trueness and precision of measurement. Standardization and total quality management systems (TQMS) help to provide accurate measurements and reliable results. Reference materials are an essential part of standardization and TQMS in IVD and are crucial to provide metrological correct measurements and for the overall quality assurance process. In this article we give an overview on how reference materials are defined, prepared and what role they play in standardization and TQMS to support the generation of reliable results. We discuss how proteomics can support the establishment of reference materials and biomarker tests for IVD applications, how current reference materials used in IVD may be beneficially applied in proteomics, and we provide considerations on the establishment of reference materials specific for proteomics. For clarity, we solely focus on reference materials related to serum and plasma.
KW - In vitro diagnostics
KW - Reference material
KW - Reference method
KW - Standardization
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U2 - 10.1002/prca.200700223
DO - 10.1002/prca.200700223
M3 - Article
C2 - 21136754
AN - SCOPUS:38349095583
VL - 1
SP - 1016
EP - 1035
JO - Proteomics - Clinical Applications
JF - Proteomics - Clinical Applications
SN - 1862-8346
IS - 9
ER -