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Jose M Ordovas, Handbook of Lipoprotein Testing., Clinical Chemistry, Volume 44, Issue 6, 1 June 1998, Page 1368, https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/44.6.1368
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Handbook of Lipoprotein Testing. Nader Rifai, G. Russell Wamick, Marek H. Dominiczack, eds. Washington D.C.: AACC Press, 1997, 598 pp., $75.00. ISBN 0-915274-92-2
This book has its origins in Methods for Clinical Laboratory Measurement of Lipid and Lipoprotein Risk Factors, published in 1991 and more recently in the Laboratory Measurement of Lipids, Lipoproteins and Apolipoproteins, published in 1994. Continuing with this trend of updating the information every three years, the editors of this state-of-the-art work on lipid, lipoprotein, and apolipoprotein measurements have assembled an impressive group of lipid experts who have contributed to create an excellent compendium of everything-that-you-should-know-about-lipids. The book has been divided into 31 chapters.
Chapters 1 through 3 present the fundamental information regarding our current knowledge of lipoprotein metabolism, the clinical disorders related to its alterations, and their effects on the cardiovascular system. These introductory chapters are invaluable for bringing together the various biochemical and physiological systems prior to going into the details of measuring their individual components. Chapters 4 through 9 describe the methods and clinical significance of measuring the traditional lipid risk factors: total cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Chapter 4 deserves special mention because it brings to our attention all known preanalytical variables that may influence lipid and lipoprotein results. This information is rarely found in other publications, and it is essential knowledge for those measuring and interpreting lipid data. Chapters 11 and 12 present information related to the continuing effort to standardize lipid and lipoprotein measurements and providing laboratories with reliable control materials.
