We are able to make most lipid requests as this is our major emphasis since beginning the laboratory. Solomon Park keeps a number of records on our donors (approximately 800 individuals with a diverse socioeconomic and ethnic background) including total and HDL and LDL cholesterol; Triglycerides; Glucose; occasionally Creatinine; other analytes depending on requests from our clientele. We are able to generate pools from other analytes.
We have a standard clinical chemical analyzer and are capable of running full range chemistries. Please see our product list below and inquire with us for other specific customizations.
Yes, Solomon Park participates in the CDC sponsored Cholesterol Certification program that must be passed on a bi-yearly basis. The laboratory has been in this program continuously since 1989. And, we have never failed to qualify for certification. The laboratory also participates in the educational ReLabs program sponsored by the NorthWest Lipid Reference Laboratory (a CDC sponsored CRMLN laboratory) and is monitored for total, HDL and LDL cholesterol and triglycerides on a quarterly basis.
We have access to donors that have a variety of medical conditions and/or are healthy normal adults. Additionally, some of our patients have rare conditions or maybe taking hormone replacement therapy such as testosterone.
We also keep an extensive listing of all donor medications which are updated at every donation and can be requested by clients as an anonymous health history of that donor’s specific status at the time of a particular draw. Please inquire with us to assess any special patient population request.
Yes! FEI #3023437, continuous since 1992.
Yes, please see the attached link to our certification document. https://database.ul.com/certs/PDWS.A28526.1.1.pdf
Yes, Our IRB is Institutional Review Services. IRB identification is IRB001. Please visit www.irbservices.com for details.
Both. If we need to send out any material for outside testing, we will highlight those details in the technical proposal that we send to you and your team.
Internal Testing:
Na, K, Cl, Glucose, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, Triglycerides, LDL (calculated), Uric Acid, Creatinine, Fe, Mg, Total Protein, Microalbumin, Bilirubin, BUN, Calcium, Lpa, APO A1, APO B, and Total Vitamin D. We also screen for HIV-1, HIV-2, HBV and HCV. Also run RPR (rapid plasma reagin) card test for syphilis.
New assays, TSH and FT4, coming to SPRL.
External testing:
Vitamin D (Total, D2, D3), Testosterone, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, TG, LDL, Lpa, APO A1, APO B.
Yes, it is actually a very important step in our order fulfillment process. We can create a custom label for your product or you can send us labels and we will label your materials with these labels.
The C37-A procedure was developed with the purpose of obtaining a commutable serum pool that would give statistically indistinguishable results when measuring cholesterol using multiple systems (chemistry analyzers or reagent sources). In this respect, the goal of commutability for cholesterol was shown to be achieved. However, it should be noted that commutability is only one aspect of the problem in obtaining results from a measurement system.
A second aspect is the assignment of a reference value using a certified reference procedure to a material. When a certified reference procedure exists, assignments have been shown to be commutable for a number of other analytes using the C37-A procedure of pool preparation. To date this list is extensive and includes electrolytes, organic molecules such as uric acid or creatinine, hormones such as testosterone, some macromolecules such as enzymes and other proteins to name but a few of a growing list.