Performance of Four Homogeneous Direct Methods for LDL-Cholesterol

Miller, W Greg; Waymack, Parvin P; Anderson, F Philip; Ethridge, Steven F; Jayne, Eduviges C

doi:10.1093/clinchem/48.3.489

Performance of Four Homogeneous Direct Methods for LDL-Cholesterol

Background: Homogeneous LDL-cholesterol methods from Genzyme, Reference Diagnostics, Roche, and Sigma were evaluated for precision, accuracy, and specificity for LDL in the presence of abnormal lipoproteins. Methods: Each homogeneous method was performed by a Roche/Hitachi 911 according to the ve…