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Centrally Determined Standardization of Flow Cytometry Methods Reduces Interlaboratory Variation in a Prospective Multicenter Study
Citation
Westera L, van Viegen T, Jeyarajah J, Azad A, Bilsborough J, van den Brink GR, Cremer J, Danese S, D'Haens G, Eckmann L, Faubion W, Filice M, Korf H, McGovern D, Panes J, Salas A, Sandborn WJ, Silverberg MS, Smith MI, Vermeire S, Vetrano S, Shackelton LM, Stitt L, Jairath V, Levesque BG, Spencer DM, Feagan BG, Vande Casteele N. Centrally Determined Standardization of Flow Cytometry Methods Reduces Interlaboratory Variation in a Prospective Multicenter Study. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2017 Nov 2;8(11):e126. doi: 10.1038/ctg.2017.52. PMID: 29095427; PMCID: PMC5717516.
Abstract
Objectives: Flow cytometry (FC) aids in characterization of cellular and molecular factors involved in pathologic immune responses. Although FC has potential to facilitate early drug development in inflammatory bowel disease, interlaboratory variability limits its use in multicenter trials. Standardization of methods may address this limitation. We compared variability in FC-aided quantitation of T-cell responses across international laboratories using three analytical strategies.
