Hoteit R, Hassanieh S, Mahfouz RA. Comparison of the performance of the Cepheid Xpert HemosIL Factor II and Factor V and the ViennaLab FV-PTH-MTHFR StripAssay kits for molecular thrombophilia profiling.
Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2014;
18:183-6. [PMID:
24401045 DOI:
10.1089/gtmb.2013.0379]
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Abstract
AIMS
To compare the performance of two assays used for the detection of mutations/polymorphisms in the Factor V, Factor II, and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genes among patients referred for the management of a thrombotic event.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
We tested 40 different patient samples using two assays, the ViennaLab FV-PTH-MTHFR StripAssay and the Cepheid Xpert HemosIL.
RESULTS
The two assays were 100% concordant in their produced results with no samples failing the testing procedures in both.
CONCLUSION
This is the first report to evaluate the performance of the ViennaLab FV-PTH-MTHFR StripAssay and the Cepheid Xpert HemosIL. Both assays can be introduced to the operation of molecular diagnostic laboratories to cover the referrals from different disciplines, especially in tertiary care centers with emergency departments.
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