Abstract

MARTINUZZO, Marta Elba et al. Validation of a method based on a mutant glycoprotein Ib for von Willebrand factor activity measure. Acta bioquím. clín. latinoam. [online]. 2014, vol.48, n.2, pp.243-248. ISSN 0325-2957.

Measurement of vonWillebrand factor (vWF) activity is important for the diagnosis of von Willebrand disease (vWD). Innovance®vWF Ac assay was designed to Sysmex CA (Siemens) coagulometer. The aim of the study was to develop and validate a method for Innovance®vWF Ac in the ACL TOP 700 (Instrumentation Laboratory) coagulometer and to compare its performance against vWF Activity assay (Instrumentation Laboratory, vWF Act) and Ristocetin cofactor assay by light transmission aggregation (vWF:RCo). The method was designed, calibrated and validated through verification of linearity and total precision studies at two levels of control plasmas. vWF activity was measured by Innovance®vWF Ac and vWF Act in 82 consecutive samples with vWF Act values within the reportable range. For method comparison, Deming regression was used. The initial analysis of results showed that they were not statistically comparable with a negative Bias with Innovance®vWF Ac in samples with vWF Act>150%. Excluding these samples, Deming regression curve showed that both tests gave statistically comparable results, and also did Innovance®vWF Ac and vWF:RCo in a subset of 27 samples. The adaptation of the Innovance®vWF Ac method on the ACL TOP 700 coagulometer was successful, it met the quality requirements of the laboratory for linearity and accuracy, providing comparable results to vWF Act and vWF:RCo in the of 5-150% range, useful for vWD diagnosis.

Keywords : Von Willebrand activity; Ristocetin cofactor; Von Willebrand disease.

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