 CDC Home  About the Program   The objective of the LSP is to
provide participating laboratories with a structured, validated
system to standardize the analysis of total cholesterol (TC),
triglyceride (TG), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
(HDL-C).  The primary goals of the CDC- LSP are to:    • reduce
variation in measurements among laboratories regardless of test
methodology used; and   • link serum lipid and lipoprotein
measurements to an accuracy base supported by CDC's Lipid
Reference Laboratory using established reference measurement
procedures (RMPs).   • link serum apolipoprotein measurements to
an accuracy base supported by Northwest Lipid Metabolism and
Diabetes Research Laboratories (NWLMDRL) using IFCC-WHO accepted
reference materials.  Eligible Laboratories  The LSP is
available to the following types of US and international
laboratories:    1. Laboratories supporting epidemiological
studies and clinical trials   2. Lipid research laboratories
3. State/local public health laboratories