Improving Molecular Genetic Testing: Quantitative Reference Standards That Provide Quality and Consistency Are Now Available

摘要

As molecular diagnostics take a more central role in clinical decision making, diagnostics developers and clinical laboratories have raised awareness of the critical need for quality control through standardization of technologies and methods. Considerable variation has been observed in the quality of tests, particularly with regards to inter-laboratory and inter-platform limits of detection, and a degree of variability in the skill level of those performing the testing services.