One-Time Accuracy Test Kit

The SPRL-RefKits™ Lipid Reference Control Kits (LRC) consist of frozen aliquots of pooled commutable human serum with assigned target values for total cholesterol (TCh), HDL-Cholesterol (HDL), and Triglycerides (TG).

Each Lipid Reference Control kit consists of three levels of material, and the values for the three levels are summarized in the chart below for the lot numbers indicated. Each aliquot contains 1.3 mL of human serum per vial. And these samples can be used immediately or stored frozen at -70°C until used.

Target value assignments for the Lipid Reference Control kits have been established at the North West Lipid Reference Laboratory (NWLRL) located in Seattle, Washington. The NWLRL is a charter lab member of the Cholesterol Reference Method Laboratory Network (CRMLN) that certifies manufacturers of clinical diagnostic products measuring TCh, HDL-C, and LDL-C. The CRMLN laboratories use reference methods or designated comparison methods that are rigorously standardized to the CDC reference methods.

Assessment of accuracy using lyophilized or altered human serum materials for quantifying total or lipoprotein-associated cholesterol presents technical difficulties relating to matrix interferences introduced during processing. Frozen plasma and serum pools have been successfully used for the external and internal quality control by the Lipid Reference Control program. They have also been successfully used in other major studies and are highly reliable materials for quality control or assay calibration.

Three levels of Lipid Reference Control materials are provided. Levels contain 1.3 mL of human serum per vial. The samples can be used immediately or stored frozen at-70 degrees Centigrade until used.

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