We report on a pilot inter-laboratory comparison (ILC) with four labs (two US and two EU) aging by UV and rain, then shipping for analysis.
All samples were shipped for analysis to CDC in Atlanta or to Institut Pasteur in Paris.
All samples were shipped for analysis to the same laboratory (BML Inc, Tokyo, Japan).
Whole blood specimens were frozen (−30°C), stored, and shipped for analysis to the Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health of the CDC.
After collection, the soil was shipped for analysis to the Bacterial Diseases Branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Fort Collins, Colorado.
To fulfil criteria for random urine sampling, based on a Mersenne Twister random number generator taking into account the take-home schedule for each week (statistical package SPSS version 15.0.1), each CRF contained a pre-defined schedule indicating the 2 working days per week on which urine samples had to be collected and shipped for analysis.
Logistical considerations were also important, as the samples need to be shipped internationally for analysis, and transport delays of biologically perishable samples could result in loss of data.
Frozen specimens were shipped for the analysis of HbA1c, fasting serum glucose, total triglycerides, HDL, and LDL using methods described elsewhere (13).
The device was shipped to Washington for analysis.
Thinking it might be some rare genetic disorder like Tay-Sachs, which disproportionately affects Ashkenazi Jews, they had his blood shipped to Israel for analysis, and flew to England to meet with more specialists.
