Differential diagnosis of gammopathies by capillary electrophoresis and immunosubtraction: analysis of serum samples problematic by agarose gel electrophoresis.
Electrophoresis
; 19(14): 2479-84, 1998 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-9820971
The capabilities of capillary electrophoresis (CE) for serum protein electrophoresis and immunotyping have been demonstrated. CE-based systems specifically designed for serum protein electrophoresis and immunotyping via immunosubtraction (IS) are now available and are being evaluated for efficiency, specificity and sensitivity by several groups. The use of CE for serum protein electrophoresis and immunotyping (IS) in the clinical laboratory compares well with agarose gel electrophoresis (AGE) and immunofixation (IF) for the detection and characterization of monoclonal proteins. In addition to routine use, this technology is useful for a subset of serum samples that are difficult to interpret with conventional technology. In this study, sera abnormalities difficult to detect/interpret by AGE-IF are subdivided into four categories: (i) patients with polyclonal increases in immunoglobulin, (ii) point of application artifacts, (iii) abnormalities in the beta region, and (iv) patients with free light chains. CE is superior to AGE for evaluating samples characterized by the above abnormalities. Sera containing monoclonal proteins within a polyclonal increase are easier to detect by CE as well as being easier to type by IS than by IF. Point-of-application artifacts, periodically observed with AGE, do not exist on CE since the point of detection is remote from the point of application. Enhanced resolution in the beta region allows for increased detection of monoclonal proteins migrating in this region. Some free light chains are undetected by CE as a result of no apparent abnormalities on the CE serum protein profile and, thus, still require IF for detection. CE detects more serum electrophoretic abnormalities than AGE in this clinically important group of patients with Bence Jones proteinemia.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos das Proteínas Sanguíneas
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Técnicas Imunológicas
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Eletroforese Capilar
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Diagnóstico Diferencial
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Eletroforese em Gel de Ágar
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Electrophoresis
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
Alemanha