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A Proposal to Standardize Reporting Units for Fecal Immunochemical Tests for Hemoglobin ⬇️

scientific article published on 02 April 2012

A comparative effectiveness trial of two faecal immunochemical tests for haemoglobin (FIT). Assessment of test performance and adherence in a single round of a population-based screening programme for colorectal cancer

scientific article

A dynamic reference change value model applied to ongoing assessment of the steady state of a biomarker using more than two serial results

scientific article published on 25 February 2019

A future for faecal haemoglobin measurements in the medical laboratory

scientific article published on 04 September 2012

A nicer approach to the use of 'faecal occult blood tests' in assessment of the symptomatic

scientific article published on 05 October 2015

A standard for Faecal Immunochemical TesTs for haemoglobin evaluation reporting (FITTER)

scientific article published on 17 December 2013

Acceptance quality checks for qualitative fecal immunochemical tests ensure screening program consistency

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Advances in Fecal Occult Blood Tests: the FIT revolution

scientific article

Analytical performance specifications for changes in assay bias (Δbias) for data with logarithmic distributions as assessed by effects on reference change values

scientific article

Application of NICE guideline NG12 to the initial assessment of patients with lower gastrointestinal symptoms: not FIT for purpose?

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Appraisal of the faecal haemoglobin, age and sex test (FAST) score in assessment of patients with lower bowel symptoms: an observational study

scientific article published on 11 December 2019

Assay validation and biological variation of serum receptor for advanced glycation end-products

scientific article published in September 2008

Assessment of faecal haemoglobin concentration distributions is vital for faecal immunochemical test (FIT)-based colorectal cancer screening programmes

scientific article published on 20 July 2015

Association between faecal occult bleeding and medicines prescribed for chronic disease: a data linkage study

scientific article published on 13 October 2020

Assuring the quality of examinations using faecal immunochemical tests for haemoglobin (FIT)

scientific article published on 20 October 2020

Authors' reply to the letter to Editor (Annals of Clinical Biochemistry): 'A simple approach to derive Z-score of reference change value involving more than two serial results'

scientific article published on 01 November 2015

Biological variation database: structure and criteria used for generation and update.

scientific article published in February 2015

Biological variation: a still evolving facet of laboratory medicine

scientific article published on 20 January 2015

Calculation of limits for significant bidirectional changes in two or more serial results of a biomarker based on a computer simulation model

scientific article published on 23 September 2014

Calculation of limits for significant unidirectional changes in two or more serial results of a biomarker based on a computer simulation model

scientific article published on 22 April 2014

Calculation of reference change values using more than two results is a difficult task

scientific article published on 12 March 2017

Can the performance of a quantitative FIT-based colorectal cancer screening programme be enhanced by lowering the threshold and increasing the interval?

scientific article

Changes in prevalence of faecal occult blood positivity over time

scientific article published on 31 July 2019

Clinical outcomes using a faecal immunochemical test for haemoglobin as a first-line test in a national programme constrained by colonoscopy capacity

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Clinical utility of one versus two faecal immunochemical test samples in the detection of advanced colorectal neoplasia in symptomatic patients.

scientific article published on 27 June 2015

Collective opinion paper on findings of the 2011 convocation of experts on laboratory quality ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 2012

Combination of analytical quality specifications based on biological within- and between-subject variation

scientific article published on November 2002

Comparing Fecal Immunochemical Tests: Improved Standardization Is Needed ⬇️

scientific article published on January 24, 2012

Confirmation of analytical performance characteristics required for the reference change value applied in patient monitoring

scientific article published on 01 November 2015

Correlation of angiotensin converting enzyme activity and the genotypes of the I/D polymorphism in the ACE gene with preterm birth and birth weight

scientific article published on 28 August 2008

Defining analytical performance specifications: Consensus Statement from the 1st Strategic Conference of the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

scientific article published on 01 May 2015

Deprivation and faecal haemoglobin: implications for bowel cancer screening

scientific article published on 06 May 2014

Detection capability of quantitative faecal immunochemical tests for haemoglobin (FIT) and reporting of low faecal haemoglobin concentrations

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Diagnostic work-up of patients presenting in primary care with lower abdominal symptoms: which faecal test and triage strategy should be used?

scientific article published on 26 September 2016

Different percentages of false-positive results obtained using five methods for the calculation of reference change values based on simulated normal and ln-normal distributions of data

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Do new concepts for deriving permissible limits for analytical imprecision and bias have any advantages over existing consensus? ⬇️

scientific article published on February 11, 2011

Do other variables add value to assessment of the risk of colorectal disease using faecal immunochemical tests for haemoglobin?

scientific article published on 02 May 2019

Does renal dysfunction predict mortality after acute stroke? A 7-year follow-up study.

scientific article

EXPRESS: Faecal haemoglobin concentration thresholds for reassurance and urgent investigation for colorectal cancer based on a faecal immunochemical test (FIT) in symptomatic patients in primary care

scientific article published on 17 December 2020

EXPRESS: Faecal immunochemical tests in the COVID-19 pandemic; safety-netting of patients with symptoms and low faecal haemoglobin concentration â can a repeat test be used?

scientific article published on 05 October 2020

Effect of delay in sampling on haemoglobin determined by faecal immunochemical tests

scientific article published on 09 September 2008

Erratum to: Diagnostic work-up of patients presenting in primary care with lower abdominal symptoms: which faecal test and triage strategy should be used?

scientific article published on 12 October 2016

Evaluation of a card collection-based faecal immunochemical test in screening for colorectal cancer using a two-tier reflex approach

scientific article

Experience with a two-tier reflex gFOBT/FIT strategy in a national bowel screening programme.

scientific article published on 07 December 2011

Faecal haemoglobin can define risk of colorectal neoplasia at surveillance colonoscopy in patients at increased risk of colorectal cancer

scientific article published on 16 March 2020

Faecal haemoglobin concentration is related to detection of advanced colorectal neoplasia in the next screening round.

scientific article published in July 2016

Faecal haemoglobin concentration is related to severity of colorectal neoplasia.

scientific article published on 15 February 2013

Faecal haemoglobin concentrations by gender and age: implications for population-based screening for colorectal cancer.

scientific article published on 7 December 2011

Faecal haemoglobin concentrations do vary across geography as well as with age and sex: ramifications for colorectal cancer screening

scientific article published on 01 August 2015

Faecal haemoglobin concentrations vary with sex and age, but data are not transferable across geography for colorectal cancer screening

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Faecal haemoglobin distributions by sex, age, deprivation and geographical region: consequences for colorectal cancer screening strategies

scientific article published on 22 April 2020

Faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) in the assessment of patients presenting with lower bowel symptoms: Concepts and challenges

scientific article published on 13 March 2018

Faecal immunochemical tests for haemoglobin (FIT) in the assessment of patients with lower abdominal symptoms: current controversies

scientific article published on 17 November 2018

Faecal occult blood tests--eliminate, enhance or update?

scientific article published on 01 March 2008

Fecal immunochemical tests had better sensitivity for detecting colorectal neoplasia in aspirin users than in nonusers ⬇️

scientific article published on April 19, 2011

Gender-partitioned patient medians of serum albumin requested by general practitioners for the assessment of analytical stability

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Grossly elevated serum angiotensin-converting enzyme activities are still suppressible with ACE inhibitor therapy

scientific article published in June 2002

Guaiac based faecal occult blood testing for colorectal cancer screening: an obsolete strategy? ⬇️

scientific article published on February 16, 2012

How to improve the performances of Fecal Immunological Tests (FIT): Need for standardization of the sampling and pre-analytical phases and revision of the procedures for comparison of methods.

scientific article published in January 2015

Hyperamylasaemia: not the usual suspects

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Immunochemical testing of individuals positive for guaiac faecal occult blood test in a screening programme for colorectal cancer: an observational study.

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Impact of faecal haemoglobin concentration on colorectal cancer mortality and all-cause death.

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Impact of introducing a faecal immunochemical test (FIT) for haemoglobin into primary care on the outcome of patients with new bowel symptoms: a prospective cohort study

scientific article published on 04 May 2019

Impact of preanalytical factors on fecal immunochemical tests: need for new strategies in comparison of methods

scientific article published on 22 July 2015

Impact of the UK colorectal cancer screening pilot studies on incidence, stage distribution and mortality trends.

scientific article published on 14 March 2012

Improved Monitoring of Differences in Serial Laboratory Results ⬇️

scientific article published on 05 October 2011

Improving the reporting of evaluations of faecal immunochemical tests for haemoglobin: the FITTER standard and checklist

scientific article published in January 2015

Inherent biological variation and reference values

scientific article published in January 2004

Interval cancers in a national colorectal cancer screening programme.

scientific article published on 06 January 2016

Interval cancers using a quantitative faecal immunochemical test (FIT) for haemoglobin when colonoscopy capacity is limited.

scientific article published on 19 November 2015

Low Sensitivity of Fecal Immunochemical Tests (FIT) for Detection of Sessile Serrated Adenomas/Polyps Confirmed Over Clinical Setting, Geography, and FIT System

scientific article published on 18 May 2019

Making better use of differences in serial laboratory results ⬇️

scientific article published on November 30, 2011

Making colorectal cancer screening FITTER for purpose with quantitative faecal immunochemical tests for haemoglobin (FIT) ⬇️

scientific article published on November 1, 2013

Malignancy-associated hyperamylasaemia

scientific article published on 24 April 2014

Newer Fecal Tests: Opportunities for Professionals in Laboratory Medicine ⬇️

scientific article published on March 27, 2012

Objective criteria for partitioning Gaussian-distributed reference values into subgroups.

scientific article published on February 2002

Occult blood in faeces is associated with all-cause and non-colorectal cancer mortality

scientific article published on 16 July 2018

Optimal Analytical Performance for POCT

scientific article published on 05 April 2001

Plasma creatinine medians from patients partitioned by gender and age used as a tool for assessment of analytical stability at different concentrations

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Polymorphisms of the angiotensin converting enzyme gene in early-onset and late-onset pre-eclampsia

scientific article published on 4 January 2010

Polymorphisms of the angiotensin converting enzyme gene in relation to intrauterine growth restriction

scientific article published in September 2010

Population screening for colorectal cancer means getting FIT: the past, present, and future of colorectal cancer screening using the fecal immunochemical test for hemoglobin (FIT).

scientific article published on 11 March 2014

Pre-notification increases uptake of colorectal cancer screening in all demographic groups: a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Predicting mortality using two renal function estimation methods in hospitalised stroke patients.

scientific article published on 4 November 2008

Problems of diabetics in prison

scientific article published in February 1989

Problems with the investigation of a problem with faecal occult blood tests

scientific article published on 28 May 2010

Quality specifications for imprecision of B-type natriuretic peptide assays

scientific article published in July 2005

Quantitation of hemoglobin improves fecal immunochemical tests for noninvasive screening

scientific article published on 13 April 2013

RE: A Proposal to Standardize Reporting Units for Fecal Immunochemical Tests for Hemoglobin

scientific article published on 16 October 2015

Randomized controlled trial: Flexible sigmoidoscopy as an adjunct to faecal occult blood testing in population screening

scientific article published on 05 November 2019

Reference change values ⬇️

scientific article published on September 30, 2011

Reference change values for monitoring dehydration.

scientific article published on 24 March 2011

Reference change values: the way forward in monitoring

scientific article published on 05 March 2009

Screening for colorectal neoplasia with faecal tests ⬇️

scientific article published on May 16, 2011

Separate patient serum sodium medians from males and females provide independent information on analytical bias

scientific article published on 27 April 2017

Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme assays should be ubiquitously available

scientific article published on 01 March 2003

Setting up a service for a faecal immunochemical test for haemoglobin (FIT): a review of considerations, challenges and constraints

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Terms and symbols used in studies on biological variation: the need for harmonization

scientific article published on 17 November 2014

Test result variation and the quality of evidence-based clinical guidelines

scientific article published in August 2004

The 1999 Stockholm Consensus Conference on quality specifications in laboratory medicine

scientific article published on May 2015

The authors reply

scientific article published in September 1980

The influence of mode of delivery and ACE genotype on serum angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activity in the mother and infant at term

scientific article published in October 2007

Transition to quantitative faecal immunochemical testing from guaiac faecal occult blood testing in a fully rolled-out population-based national bowel screening programme

scientific article published on 31 March 2020

Uptake trends in the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme and the influences of age, sex, and deprivation

scientific article published in January 2017

Use of a faecal immunochemical test for haemoglobin can aid in the investigation of patients with lower abdominal symptoms

scientific article published on 10 October 2015

Use of a faecal immunochemical test narrows current gaps in uptake for sex, age and deprivation in a bowel cancer screening programme.

scientific article published in June 2013

Use of faecal markers in screening for colorectal neoplasia: a European group on tumor markers position paper.

scientific article published on January 2011

Use of fecal immunochemical testing in patients presenting in primary care with lower GI symptoms

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Valid analytical performance specifications for combined analytical bias and imprecision for the use of common reference intervals

scientific article published in January 2018

Variation in changes in the incidence of colorectal cancer by age and association with screening uptake: an observational study

scientific article published on 22 September 2020

Yield of colorectal cancer at colonoscopy according to faecal haemoglobin concentration in symptomatic patients referred from primary care

scientific article published on 16 October 2020

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