Table 2

Binding of doubling dilutions of the SSI standard in the commercial (A–H) and in house assays for PR3-ANCA

Expected valueActual value
I/HABCDEFGH
Binding was linear only with kit B (although binding was low) and the in house assay. Kit C did not perform satisfactorily. Binding is shown graphically in fig 3.
I/H, in house.
20500.017060.03
331120.118070.24
671740.219080.55
13132870.4227101.910
252445130.92824146.622
505270251.841462321.744
100100100553.867753844.084