title: Overestimation of serum levels of rheumatoid factor caused by the presence of an incorrect calibrator in the Dade Behring kit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuhide
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: Kunihiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakazawa
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morinobu
authors.forename: Shunichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumagai
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001331:Automation; D002138:Calibration; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000737:chemistry; D011786:Quality Control; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood*; D012219:Rheumatology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor