UK Medical Devices Agency (MDA) rates erythropoietin (EPO) kits
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
ELISA and EIA erythropoietin tests have lower limits of detection but RIAs are easier to use, says a survey by the UK Medical Devices Agency (MDA). The agency evaluated six erythropoietin (EPO) kits: RIAs from Incstar, Ramco Laboratories and Diagnostic Systems Laboratories; an EIA from bioMerieux; and ELISAs by IBL and Medac. Incstar's EPO-Trac RIA was used as the reference test. Nichols Institute's CLIA kit was initially included, but was discounted when the company withdrew it from the market. A new version was launched in May 1995.