Neutralization of biotin interference: preliminary evaluation of the VeraTest Biotin™, VeraPrep Biotin™ and BioT-Filter^®

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1. Frontmatter
2. Editorial
3. Quality controls for serology: an unfinished agenda
4. A modern and pragmatic definition of Laboratory Medicine
5. Reviews
6. Blood biochemical characteristics of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a systemic review and meta-analysis
7. ISO/TS 20914:2019 – a critical commentary
8. Mini Review
9. Reporting of D-dimer data in COVID-19: some confusion and potential for misinformation
10. Opinion Paper
11. Implementation of metrological traceability in laboratory medicine: where we are and what is missing
12. IFCC Recommendation
13. Recommendation for performance verification of patient-based real-time quality control
14. Genetics and Molecular Diagnostics
15. Comparison of BCR-ABL1 quantification in peripheral blood and bone marrow using an International Scale-standardized assay for assessment of deep molecular response in chronic myeloid leukemia
16. General Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
17. Risk assessment of the total testing process based on quality indicators with the Sigma metrics
18. Determination of hemolysis cut-offs for biochemical and immunochemical analytes according to their value
19. A computer model for professional competence assessment according to ISO 15189
20. Traceability validation of six enzyme measurements on the Abbott Alinity c analytical system
21. Evaluating the need for free glycerol blanking for serum triglyceride measurements at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital
22. Challenges of LC-MS/MS ethyl glucuronide analysis in abstinence monitoring of liver transplant candidates
23. Changes in the result of antinuclear antibody immunofluorescence assay on HEp-2 cells reflect disease activity status in systemic lupus erythematosus
24. Reference Values and Biological Variations
25. Long-term biological variation estimates of 13 hematological parameters in healthy Chinese subjects
26. Age-specific reference values improve the diagnostic performance of AMH in polycystic ovary syndrome
27. Establishment of reference intervals for immunoassay analytes of adult population in Saudi Arabia
28. Hematology and Coagulation
29. Total haemoglobin – a reference measuring system for improvement of standardisation
30. Laboratory testing for activated protein C resistance: rivaroxaban induced interference and a comparative evaluation of andexanet alfa and DOAC Stop to neutralise interference
31. Cancer Diagnostics
32. Identification of a four-gene methylation biomarker panel in high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma
33. Performance comparison of two next-generation sequencing panels to detect actionable mutations in cell-free DNA in cancer patients
34. Diabetes
35. Availability and analytical quality of hemoglobin A_1c point-of-care testing in general practitioners’ offices are associated with better glycemic control in type 2 diabetes
36. Infectious Diseases
37. Validation of a chemiluminescent assay for specific SARS-CoV-2 antibody
38. Dynamic profile and clinical implications of hematological parameters in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019
39. Does a change in quality control results influence the sensitivity of an anti-HCV test?
40. Letters to the Editor
41. Variability between testing methods for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid detection 16 days post-discharge: a case report
42. L-index, more than a screening tool for hypertriglyceridemia
43. Neutralization of biotin interference: preliminary evaluation of the VeraTest Biotin™, VeraPrep Biotin™ and BioT-Filter^®
44. Counting and reporting band count is unreliable practice due to the high inter-observer variability
45. Cigarette smoking prior to blood sampling acutely affects serum levels of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease biomarker surfactant protein D
46. How reliable is the detection of anti-mitochondrial antibodies on murine triple-tissue?
47. Further advices on measuring lipoprotein(a) for reducing the residual cardiovascular risk on statin therapy