Laboratory Proficiency Testing
"Laboratory Proficiency Testing" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Assessments aimed at determining agreement in diagnostic test results among laboratories. Identical survey samples are distributed to participating laboratories, with results stratified according to testing methodologies.
| Descriptor ID |
D059021
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| MeSH Number(s) |
J01.897.608.500 N04.761.700.512
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| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Laboratory Proficiency Testing" by people in Profiles.
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Feasibility and potential impact of a local proficiency testing program in Accra, Ghana. Am J Clin Pathol. 2025 06 03; 163(6):847-853.
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Implementation, Evolution, and Laboratory Performance of Methods-Based Proficiency Testing for Next-Generation Sequencing Detection of Germline Sequence Variants. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2024 07 01; 148(7):775-783.
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RNA Sequencing for Solid Tumor Fusion Gene Detection: Proficiency Testing Practice and Performance Comparison. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2024 05 01; 148(5):538-544.
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Variant Classification Concordance using the ACMG-AMP Variant Interpretation Guidelines across Nine Genomic Implementation Research Studies. Am J Hum Genet. 2020 11 05; 107(5):932-941.
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Genotype and Phenotype Concordance for Pharmacogenetic Tests Through Proficiency Survey Testing. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2020 09 01; 144(9):1057-1066.
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First international external quality assessment scheme of nucleic acid amplification tests for the detection of Schistosoma?and soil-transmitted helminths, including Strongyloides: A pilot study. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 06; 14(6):e0008231.
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Questioning the accuracy of currently available pneumococcal antibody testing. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018 10; 142(4):1358-1360.
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The Need for Standardized Methods for Measuring the Aorta: Multimodality Core Lab Experience From the GenTAC Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Mar; 9(3):219-26.
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Anomalous Aortic Origin of Coronary Arteries in the Young: Echocardiographic Evaluation With Surgical Correlation. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015 Nov; 8(11):1239-49.