Health Boards
Mon-26-09-2011, 17:08 PM
Warnex Inc. (TSX: WNX) announced today that its Bioanalytical Services division participated in the international External Quality Assessment Scheme (DEQAS) and has received certification from DEQAS for the analysis of vitamin D (25-hydroxyvitamin D).
"With the increased attention on health issues related to vitamin D, the demand for vitamin D testing has risen dramatically in the past few years," said Mark Busgang, President and CEO of Warnex. "Warnex provides a highly accurate method for the detection of vitamin D. We are pleased to obtain this certification, which demonstrates our continued commitment to providing quality science and results to our customers".
The analysis of 25-hydroxyvitamin D is one of the most accurate ways to determine the level of vitamin D is the body. Warnex uses high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) combined with mass spectrometry (MS/MS) to measure 25-hydroxyvitamin D2 and D3 in human blood plasma.
By participating in DEQAS, Warnex demonstrated that its HPLC/MS/MS method is reliable with respect to absolute values, assay linearity, as well as assay precision, and can be used with confidence by clinicians to assess vitamin D deficiency in patients.
Vitamin D deficiency, which results from inadequate nutritional intake of vitamin D and inadequate sunlight exposure, leads to bone softening diseases such as rickets in children and osteomalacia and osteoporosis in adults. Vitamin D has also been linked to many other conditions, including certain cancers, type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, tuberculosis, Alzheimer's disease, psoriasis, and all-cause mortality.
Source: warnex.ca
"With the increased attention on health issues related to vitamin D, the demand for vitamin D testing has risen dramatically in the past few years," said Mark Busgang, President and CEO of Warnex. "Warnex provides a highly accurate method for the detection of vitamin D. We are pleased to obtain this certification, which demonstrates our continued commitment to providing quality science and results to our customers".
The analysis of 25-hydroxyvitamin D is one of the most accurate ways to determine the level of vitamin D is the body. Warnex uses high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) combined with mass spectrometry (MS/MS) to measure 25-hydroxyvitamin D2 and D3 in human blood plasma.
By participating in DEQAS, Warnex demonstrated that its HPLC/MS/MS method is reliable with respect to absolute values, assay linearity, as well as assay precision, and can be used with confidence by clinicians to assess vitamin D deficiency in patients.
Vitamin D deficiency, which results from inadequate nutritional intake of vitamin D and inadequate sunlight exposure, leads to bone softening diseases such as rickets in children and osteomalacia and osteoporosis in adults. Vitamin D has also been linked to many other conditions, including certain cancers, type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, tuberculosis, Alzheimer's disease, psoriasis, and all-cause mortality.
Source: warnex.ca