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References

Suggested Reading

1. Ellerbe P, Myers GL, Cooper GR, Hertz HS, Sniegoski LT, Welch MJ, et al. A comparison of results for cholesterol in human serum obtained by the reference and by the definitive method of the National Reference System for Cholesterol. Clin Chem 1990;36:370-5
2. Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults. Executive Summary of the Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III). JAMA 2001;285:2486-97).
3. International Organization for Standardization (ISO). In vitro diagnostic systems -- measurement of quantities in samples of biological origin -- description of reference materials. [ISO 15194:2002]. 2002. Geneva, Switzerland:ISO.
4. Grundy SM, Cleeman JI, Bairey Merz C, Brewer HB, Clark, LT, Hunninghake, DB, et al. Implications of recent clinical trials for the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III Guidelines. Circulation 2004;110:227-39.

References

1. Bachorik PS, Ross JW. National Cholesterol Education Program recommendations for measurement of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol: executive summary. Clin Chem 1995;41:1414-20.
2. Stein EA, Myers GL. National Cholesterol Education Program recommendations for triglyceride measurement: executive summary. Clin Chem 1995;41:1421-6.
3. Warnick GR, Wood PD. National Cholesterol Education Program recommendations for measurement of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol: executive summary. Clin Chem 1995;41:1427-33.
4. National Cholesterol Education Program. Recommendations on lipoprotein measurement (NIH Publication No. 95-3044). Bethesda, MD: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. 1995.
5. Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute, 940 West Valley Road, Suite 1400, Wayne, PA 19087-1898 USA. www.clsi.org.
6. Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute. Preparation and validation of commutable frozen human serum pools as secondary reference materials for cholesterol measurement procedures (CLSI document C37-A). Wayne, PA: Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute. 1999.
7. Abell LL, Levy BB, Brodie BB, Kendall FE. A simplified method for the estimation of total cholesterol in serum and demonstration of its specificity. J Biol Chem 1952;195:357-66.
8. Duncan IW, Mather A, Cooper GR. The procedure for the proposed cholesterol reference method. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control, 1988.
9. Cooper GR, Smith SJ, Duncan IW, Mather A, Fellowes WD, Foley T, et al. Interlaboratory testing of the transferability of a candidate reference method for total cholesterol in serum. Clin Chem 1986;32: 921-9.
10. Hainline A, Jr, Karon J, Lippel K (eds.). Manual of laboratory operations: Lipid and lipoprotein analysis (2nd ed.) [HEW Pub. No. (NIH) 75-628 (rev.), U.S. Government Printing Office Publication No. 1982-361-132:678.] Bethesda, MD: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Lipid Research Clinics Program.
11. Carlson LA, Wadstrom LB. Determination of glycerides in blood serum. Clin Chem Acta 1959;4:197-205.
12. Carlson LA. Determination of serum triglycerides. J Ather Res 1963:3:334-6.
13. Van Handel E, Zilversmit DB. Micromethod for the direct determination of triglycerides in serum. J Lab Clin Med 1957;50:152-7.
14. Lofland HB, Jr. A semiautomated procedure for the determination of triglycerides in serum. Anal Biochem 1964;9:393-400.
15. Myers GL, Cooper GR, Greenberg N, Kimberly MM, Waymack PP, Hassemer DJ. Standardization of lipid and lipoprotein measurements. In: Rifai N, Warnick GR, Dominiczak MH, eds. Handbook of lipoprotein testing. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: American Association for Clinical Chemistry. 2000:717-48.
16. Miller GW. Matrix effects in the measurement and standardization of lipids and lipoproteins. In: Rifai N, Warnick GR, Dominiczak MH, eds. Handbook of lipoprotein testing. 2nd ed. American Association for Clinical Chemistry, Inc., 2000:695-716.
17. Miller GW, Myers GL, Rei R. Why commutability matters. Clin Chem 2006;52:553-4.
18. Miller GW. Specimen materials, target values, and commutability for external quality assessment (proficiency testing) schemes (Review). Clin Chim Acta 2003;327:25-37.