| Abstract | The BioRad BioPlex 2200 Vasculitis kit demonstrates excellent relative sensitivity and relative specificity for the semi-quantitative detection of IgG autoantibodies to MPO, PR3 and GBM. The fully-automated platform simultaneously measures three analytes in a single tube, offering superior advantage in speed and ease of use over current assays. The availability of a fully-automated platform with 24-hour availability for these three antibodies may be of considerable value in the differential diagnosis of patients with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis. |
| Authors | Ravi Kaul, Kim Johnson, Heidi Scholz, Greg Marr
(Affiliation: BioPlex Division, Clinical Diagnostics Group, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, California 94547, USA. ravi_kaul at bio-rad.com)
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| Journal | Autoimmunity reviews
(Autoimmun Rev)
Vol. 8
Issue 3
Pg. 224-7
(Jan 2009)
ISSN: 1873-0183 [Electronic] Netherlands |
| PMID | 18718876
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
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| Chemical References |
- Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
- Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor, Recombinant
- Interleukin-3
- Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins
- myelopoietin
- Peroxidase
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| Topics |
- Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
(immunology)
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Diagnostic Equipment
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Flow Cytometry
- Glomerulonephritis
(diagnosis, immunology)
- Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor, Recombinant
(immunology)
- Humans
- Immunomagnetic Separation
- Interleukin-3
(immunology)
- Peroxidase
(immunology)
- Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins
(immunology)
- Reproducibility of Results
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Vasculitis
(diagnosis, immunology)
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