Standardisation of ACPA tests: evaluation of a new candidate reference preparation.
Lieve VAN HoovelsLucy StudholmeBert Vander CruyssenDaniela SieghartCarolien BonroyEszter NagyRille PulleritsSasa ČučnikCharlotte DahleIngmar HeijnenLuca BernasconiFarid BenkhadraLaura BogaertStefanie Van Den BremtAnn Van LiedekerkeGeert VanheuleJohan RobbrechtClaudine WirthRüdiger MüllerDiego KyburzChristopher SjöwallAlf KastbomRok JešeBoja JovancevicEmese KissPeggy JacquesDaniel AletahaGünter SteinerPatrick VerschuerenXavier BossuytPublished in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2022)
Adoption of an international standard for ACPA determination is highly desirable. The candidate NIBSC 18/204 standard improved the standardisation and alignment of most ACPA assays and might therefore be recommended to be used as reference in commercial assays.