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Annual proficiency surveys were conducted thrice in 2016 as a part of the Clinical Microbiology Program of the Korean Association of External Quality Assessment Service. This program covers the fields...
In 2018, the complement and immunoglobulin proficiency testing program of the Korean Association of External Quality Assessment Service included complement, free light chain, immunoglobulin, and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP). Tests...
BACKGROUND: We aimed to investigate the current status of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) reporting in clinical laboratories for the first time in Korea.
METHODS: The eGFR proficiency testing data obtained...
BACKGROUND: Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is widely used as a tumor marker of prostate cancer, but it is not specific for cancer. Numerous efforts have been made to find another tumor...
BACKGROUND: Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) provides unique potential as a biomarker for cancer patients or in the field of prenatal care. Following extraction from plasma, cfDNA should be quantified before downstream...
A 26-year-old man underwent colonoscopy to investigate weight loss and a lesion suspicious of colorectal cancer was detected. He had a family history of colorectal cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma. The...