Table 3

Percent C.V. by assay format.

Assay Type

Fixed Activated Blood

Shipped Whole Blood

Cryopreserved PBMC

Cryopreserved PBMC with lyophilised reagents


Number of samples

12

12

24

9


Average percent C.V.

Individual (Manual) Analysis

44%

38%

28%

39%

Central (Automated) Analysis

24%

31%

23%

18%


Maecker et al. BMC Immunology 2005 6:13   doi:10.1186/1471-2172-6-13

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