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Details : C4RMS3 - total cholesterol in Blood serum
| Type (acronym) | rms |
|---|---|
| Type | reference measurement service |
| Unique Nomination Number | C4RMS3 |
| Reference Laboratory Status | EQAS Organiser |
| Analyte Name | total cholesterol |
| IUPAC IFCC Number | total cholesterol |
| Applicable Matrices | serum |
| Traceable to SI | Yes |
| Principle of Analytical Procedure | ID-GCMS (Isotope Dilution Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry) |
| Reference Method Listed in JCTLM | Yes |
| Name of JCTLM Listed Reference Method Procedure | University of Ghent reference method for cholesterol |
| JCTLM Database Identifier Number | NRMeth 2 |
| Procedure Difference in Your Laboratory | No |
| Quantity | Amount-of-substance concentration |
| From (0) | 1 |
| To (0) | 8 |
| Unit (0) | mmol/L |
| From (1) | 3.63 |
| To (1) | 3.63 |
| Unit (1) | % |
| Level of Confidence (%) | 95% |
| Laboratory Preparing for Accreditation | Pre-assessment visit July 2008, full assessment due April 2009 |
| Survey Organisation | JCTLM RELA2007 |
| Intercomparison Results Publicly Available | Yes |
| Link to Comparison Results | RELA - IFCC External Quality assessment scheme for Reference Laboratories in Laboratory Medicine at AND http://www.dgkl-rfb.de:81/index.shtml |
| Additional Information 1 | Cholesterol RELA2007 results removed from database as incorrect results submitted initially. Final submitted results agreed with peer group, although these are not displayed on the website as they were submitted late. |
| Recommended for Publication in the JCTLM List | Yes |
| RMS Provider Comment in Case of Delisting | Service re-instated on 07 August 2012 |
| Organization Acronym | WEQAS |
| Organization Name | Quality Laboratories, WEQAS |
| Organization Website | http://www.weqas.com |
| Organization Country ISO Code | GB |
| Organization Country Name | United Kingdom |
| Analyte Category Name | Metabolites and substrates |