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ASSURANCE Triglyceride-Rich Lipoprotein for Lipemia Interference Testing

by Rae | Mar 10, 2025 | Blog, News | In Vitro Diagnostics Testing Kits

The accumulation of triglyceride-rich lipoprotein (TRL) particles or lipemia causes turbidity in the patient sample. As lipoproteins vary in sizes,...

SunDx Addresses Sun Health Diagnostics Confusion

by Rae | Sep 13, 2024 | Blog, News | In Vitro Diagnostics Testing Kits

Sun Diagnostics, LLC is in no way related to Sun Health Diagnostics. Please refer to this letter and the enclosures for information. The CMS tip...

Lp(a)-P ELISA AVIALABLE NOW!

by Rae | Jul 3, 2024 | Blog, News | In Vitro Diagnostics Testing Kits

Given the renewed interest in Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)], Sun Diagnostics is pleased to re-introduce our Lipoprotein(a) Particle Number [Lp(a)-P] ELISA...

PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT – RF Interferents

by Rae | Nov 3, 2023 | Blog, News | In Vitro Diagnostics Testing Kits

Sun Diagnostics simplifies interference testing with the ASSURANCE™ product line. We are pleased to announce a change to the fill volume for the...

Effect of Hemolysis on Laboratory Tests

by Rae | May 23, 2023 | Blog, News | In Vitro Diagnostics Testing Kits

Effect of Hemolysis on Laboratory Tests Hemolysis is the breakdown of red blood cells and the resulting release of hemoglobin, potassium, and other...

Assay Interference: A Brief Review and Helpful Hints

by Rae | Apr 12, 2023 | Blog, News | In Vitro Diagnostics Testing Kits, Uncategorized

Assay Interference: A Brief Review and Helpful Hints (download here) Sun Diagnostics, LLC New Gloucester, Maine Laboratory Directors and...

Intralipid® Is Not Adequate for Interference Testing

by Rae | Mar 14, 2023 | Blog, News | In Vitro Diagnostics Testing Kits

Intralipid® Is Not Adequate for Interference Testing Lipemia is best defined as turbidity in a sample caused by elevated triglycerides, mostly as...

SunDx Lp(a) Particle Number ELISA overcomes isoform size bias

by Rae | Jan 16, 2023 | Blog, News | In Vitro Diagnostics Testing Kits

Check out this white paper from Sun Diagnostics to learn why most lipoprotein(a) assays [Lp(a)] cannot accurately measure Lp(a) particle number...

The Importance of Independent, Third-Party Quality Controls

by Rae | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog

You probably have not put as much thought into the clinical importance of independent, 3rd party quality control as Dr. Sonntag which is why we...

A Useful Spreadsheet For Determining Limits Of Blank And Limits Of Detection

by Rae | Feb 27, 2020 | Blog

CLSI teaches us that it is important to know the difference between a “true” quantity of a substance and an individual measurement result. In other...