title: Internal quality control.
abstract: Internal quality control (IQC) is a valuable technique to ensure that the results produced from any assay are reliable and reproducible. Here I describe how to set up an IQC program for a new clinical assay based on IQC samples. The principles described here are applicable to assays for any biological material.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Chemistry, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate, Kent, UK.
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kearney
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011786:Quality Control