Evaluation of a chromogenic commercial assay using VWF-73 peptide for ADAMTS13 activity measurement |
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Authors: | Bérangère Joly Alain Stepanian David Hajage Sandrine Thouzeau Sophie Capdenat Paul Coppo Agnès Veyradier |
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Institution: | 1. Service d’Hématologie biologique, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Clamart, Université Paris 11, France;2. Service d’Hématologie biologique, Hôpital Louis Mourier, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Colombes, Université Paris 7, France;3. Département d’épidémiologie et de recherche clinique, Hôpital Louis Mourier, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Colombes, Université Paris 7, France;4. French Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies (CNR-MAT), Hôpital Saint Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, Université Paris 6, France;5. Service d’Hématologie, Hôpital Saint Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France |
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Abstract: | IntroductionThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), related to a severe functional deficiency of ADAMTS13 activity (< 10% of normal). ADAMTS13 activity is thus crucial to confirm the clinical suspicion of TTP, to distinguish it from other TMAs, and to perform the follow-up of TTP patients.Material and methodsWe compared the performance of the commercial chromogenic assay Technozym® ADAMTS13 Activity ELISA (chromogenic VWF73 substrate, Chr-VWF73, Technoclone, Vienna, Austria), to that of our in-house FRETS-VWF73 used as reference method. A large group of 247 subjects (30 healthy volunteers and 217 patients with miscellaneaous TMAs) was studied.ResultsThe lower limit of detection of the Chr-VWF73 was 3%, which is well adapted to the clinically relevant threshold for TTP diagnosis (10%). Our results showed a reasonable agreement between FRETS-VWF73 and Chr-VWF73 assays to distinguish samples with an ADAMTS13 activity < 10% from those with an ADAMTS13 activity > 10%. However, Chr-VWF73 assay provided false negative results in ~ 12% of acute TTP patients. Inversely, the Chr-VWF73 assay globally underestimated ADAMTS13 activity in detectable values ranging from 11 to 100% (with a great variability compared to FRETS-VWF73), which may be a concern for the follow-up of TTP patients in remission.ConclusionIn-house assays developed and performed by expert laboratories remain the reference methods that should be used without limitation to control values provided by commercial assays when needed. Also, the development of an international reference preparation will be crucial to improve standardization. |
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Keywords: | ADAMTS13 A disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin type 1 repeats member 13 CV Coefficient of variation FRETS-VWF73 Fluorescence resonance energy transfer-VWF73 HELLP Hemolysis elevated liver enzymes low platelet count HUS Hemolytic uremic syndrome IH In-house LLD lower limit of detection NPP Normal pool plasma NPV Negative predictive value PPV Positive predictive value QC Quality control SD Standard deviation TMA Thrombotic microangiopathy TTP Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura USS Upshaw-Schulman syndrome VWF von Willebrand factor |
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