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Details : C1RMS12 - total cholesterol in Blood serum

Type (acronym)rms
Typereference measurement service
Unique Nomination NumberC1RMS12
Reference Laboratory StatusASNITE Nat. Metrology Institute
Analyte Nametotal cholesterol
IUPAC IFCC Numbertotal cholesterol
Traceable to SIYes
Principle of Analytical ProcedureIsotope dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS)
Reference Method Listed in JCTLMYes
Name of JCTLM Listed Reference Method ProcedureNIST definitive method for choleste
JCTLM Database Identifier NumberNRMeth 81
Procedure Difference in Your LaboratoryNo
QuantityAmount-of-substance concentration
From (0)4.5
To (0)7.8
Unit (0)mmol/l
From (1)0.02
To (1)0.04
Unit (1)mmol/l
Level of Confidence (%)95%
Comments on Uncertainty RangeThe coverage factor, k = 2
Reference Procedure Status AcceptableYes
Laboratory Preparing for AccreditationYes;prepareing accreditation until 2008 for ISO 15195
Laboratory StatusC
Survey OrganisationJCTLM ring trial
Intercomparison Results Publicly AvailableYes
Link to Comparison ResultsRELA - IFCC External Quality assessment scheme for Reference Laboratories in Laboratory Medicine at AND http://www.dgkl-rfb.de:81/index.shtml
Reference to Published Comparison ResultsJCTLM WG1 P-04A, Process for comparing certified values of the same measurand in multiple reference materials (CRMs)
Additional Information 1Our lab is listed in Appendix C of BIPM-KCDB with NMIJ
Additional Information 2Our skill for ID-MS was evaluated and published inJCTLM WG1 P-04A;JCCRM211
Participation Status in Intercomparison Surveys acceptableYes
Recommended for Publication in the JCTLM ListYes
Organization AcronymReCCS
Organization NameReference Material Institute for Clinical Chemistry Standards
Organization Websitehttp://www.reccs.or.jp/
Organization Country ISO CodeJP
Organization Country NameJapan
Analyte Category NameMetabolites and substrates