Guigao Lin1,2, Kuo Zhang1,2, Yanxi Han1,2, Jiehong Xie1,2, Jinming Li1,2. 1. National Center for Clinical Laboratories, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, China. 2. Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laboratory Medicine, Beijing, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Due to the significant risk of developing Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), the use of carbamazepine is not recommended in patients carrying the human leukocyte antigen B (HLA-B) *15:02 allele. In an effort to guarantee reliable community-based HLA-B*15:02 testing throughout China, a HLA-B*15:02 genotyping external quality assessment (EQA) program was set up. METHODS: In 2016, 10 genomic DNA samples with known HLA-B*15:02 allele status were sent to 37 laboratories from 16 provinces with a request for routine HLA-B*15:02 screening. The samples were validated using Sanger sequencing by a reference laboratory. Both genotyping results and clinical written reports were evaluated. RESULTS: Thirty-six of the participating laboratories correctly identified the HLA-B*15:02 allele status for all EQA samples. However, one lab failed to identify any positive challenges. The overall analytical sensitivity was 97.3% (180/185 challenges; 95% confidence interval: 93.8%-99.1%) and the analytic specificity was 100% (185/185; 95% confidence interval: 98.0%-100%). A review of the written reports showed that the clinical reporting for HLA-B*15:02 detection should be improved. Some essential information was missing, most notably laboratory information/contact, therapeutic recommendations, and methodology. CONCLUSION: External quality assessment is valuable in assessing and improving the quality of laboratory testing of HLA-B*15:02 allele.
BACKGROUND: Due to the significant risk of developing Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), the use of carbamazepine is not recommended in patients carrying the human leukocyte antigen B (HLA-B) *15:02 allele. In an effort to guarantee reliable community-based HLA-B*15:02 testing throughout China, a HLA-B*15:02 genotyping external quality assessment (EQA) program was set up. METHODS: In 2016, 10 genomic DNA samples with known HLA-B*15:02 allele status were sent to 37 laboratories from 16 provinces with a request for routine HLA-B*15:02 screening. The samples were validated using Sanger sequencing by a reference laboratory. Both genotyping results and clinical written reports were evaluated. RESULTS: Thirty-six of the participating laboratories correctly identified the HLA-B*15:02 allele status for all EQA samples. However, one lab failed to identify any positive challenges. The overall analytical sensitivity was 97.3% (180/185 challenges; 95% confidence interval: 93.8%-99.1%) and the analytic specificity was 100% (185/185; 95% confidence interval: 98.0%-100%). A review of the written reports showed that the clinical reporting for HLA-B*15:02 detection should be improved. Some essential information was missing, most notably laboratory information/contact, therapeutic recommendations, and methodology. CONCLUSION: External quality assessment is valuable in assessing and improving the quality of laboratory testing of HLA-B*15:02 allele.
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