von Willebrand disease (VWD) is caused by a quantitative and/or qualitative deficiency of the von Willebrand factor (VWF). The laboratory diagnosis of VWD is dependent on the measurement of VWF antigen (VWF:Ag) and ristocetin cofactor activity (VWF:RCo). The aim of this study was to undertake a two-centre evaluation of two new automated VWF:Ag and VWF:RCo assays systems from Instrumentation Laboratory (Bedford, USA). Using the two new analytical systems that operated with different detection principles: immunoturbidimetric (TOP500 analyser) and chemiluminescent (AcuStar analyser), VWF:Ag and VWF:RCo levels were determined in samples from 171 healthy normal subjects, 80 VWD patients (16 type 1, 58 type 2 and 6 type 3) and 7 acquired von Willebrand syndrome patients. With commercial lyophilized normal and pathological plasmas VWF: Ag and VWF:RCo assays performed on both analysers exhibited low levels of inter-assay imprecision (AcuStar: CV% range 3.3-6.9; TOP500: CV% range 2.6-6.3). Samples from normal healthy subjects (range: VWF:Ag 44.6-173.9 IU dL-1; VWF:RCo 43.1-191.5 IU dL-1) and patients (range: VWF:Ag <0.3-115.1 IU dL-1; VWF:RCo <0.5-57.2 IU dL-1) showed a good correlation between the two VWF:Ag and VWF:RCo methods (rs = 0.92 and 0.82 respectively), with only a few inconsistent cases among the patients' samples evaluated. The chemiluminescent assays had a lower limit of detection for both VWF:Ag and VWF:RCo compared to immunoturbidimetric tests (0.3 IU dL-1 vs. 2.2 IU dL-1 and 0.5 IU dL-1 vs. 4.4 IU dL-1 respectively). The TOP500 and AcuStar VWF:Ag and VWF:RCo assays were precise and compare well between centres, making these systems suitable for the diagnosis of VWD in non-specialized and reference laboratories.

A two-centre comparative evaluation of new automated assays for von Willebrand factor ristocetin cofactor activity and antigen / F. Stufano, A.S. Lawrie, S. La Marca, C. Berbenni, L. Baronciani, F. Peyvandi. - In: HAEMOPHILIA. - ISSN 1351-8216. - 20:1(2013), pp. 147-153. [10.1111/hae.12264]

A two-centre comparative evaluation of new automated assays for von Willebrand factor ristocetin cofactor activity and antigen

S. La Marca;P.E.C. Berbenni;L. Baronciani
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F. Peyvandi
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2013

Abstract

von Willebrand disease (VWD) is caused by a quantitative and/or qualitative deficiency of the von Willebrand factor (VWF). The laboratory diagnosis of VWD is dependent on the measurement of VWF antigen (VWF:Ag) and ristocetin cofactor activity (VWF:RCo). The aim of this study was to undertake a two-centre evaluation of two new automated VWF:Ag and VWF:RCo assays systems from Instrumentation Laboratory (Bedford, USA). Using the two new analytical systems that operated with different detection principles: immunoturbidimetric (TOP500 analyser) and chemiluminescent (AcuStar analyser), VWF:Ag and VWF:RCo levels were determined in samples from 171 healthy normal subjects, 80 VWD patients (16 type 1, 58 type 2 and 6 type 3) and 7 acquired von Willebrand syndrome patients. With commercial lyophilized normal and pathological plasmas VWF: Ag and VWF:RCo assays performed on both analysers exhibited low levels of inter-assay imprecision (AcuStar: CV% range 3.3-6.9; TOP500: CV% range 2.6-6.3). Samples from normal healthy subjects (range: VWF:Ag 44.6-173.9 IU dL-1; VWF:RCo 43.1-191.5 IU dL-1) and patients (range: VWF:Ag <0.3-115.1 IU dL-1; VWF:RCo <0.5-57.2 IU dL-1) showed a good correlation between the two VWF:Ag and VWF:RCo methods (rs = 0.92 and 0.82 respectively), with only a few inconsistent cases among the patients' samples evaluated. The chemiluminescent assays had a lower limit of detection for both VWF:Ag and VWF:RCo compared to immunoturbidimetric tests (0.3 IU dL-1 vs. 2.2 IU dL-1 and 0.5 IU dL-1 vs. 4.4 IU dL-1 respectively). The TOP500 and AcuStar VWF:Ag and VWF:RCo assays were precise and compare well between centres, making these systems suitable for the diagnosis of VWD in non-specialized and reference laboratories.
Von Willebrand disease; Von Willebrand factor; VWF:Ag; VWF:RCo; Blood Coagulation Tests; Humans; Reproducibility of Results; Ristocetin; Sensitivity and Specificity; von Willebrand Diseases; von Willebrand Factor; Hematology; Genetics (clinical)
Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna
2013
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