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The investigation has determined that lower than expected vitros intact pth2 (ipth2) results were obtained when processing a patient sample correlation.The results were considered discordant when compared to vitros intact pth (ipth) results.The variability observed between the vitros ipth2 and ipth assays is an expected outcome, given the lack of standardization across ipth measurement methods.Differences in assay design, antibody selection, and various circulating fragments contribute to the well-documented inter-method discrepancies in pth measurement.Ortho had previously communicated that the vitros ipth assay was approximately 20% higher than a non-vitros roche method.The vitros ipth2 assay has eliminated that 20% high bias.Therefore, there is an expected 20% bias between ipth and ipth2 which is the most likely cause of the event.Vitros ipth2 qc results were within expectations around the timeframe of the event and a reagent performance issue is not a likely contributor of the event.An acceptable diagnostic within-run tsh precision test indicates that the vitros instrument was performing as expected.Therefore, it is unlikely that an instrument-related performance issue contributed to the event.Continual tracking and trending of complaints has not identified any signals that would indicate a potential systematic issue with vitros ipth2 reagent lot: 0145.
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