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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-3-23
pubmed:abstractText
A common accuracy-based standardization program is indispensable for establishing reference intervals for the clinical use of apolipoproteins. The development and distribution of reference materials and quality-control materials that do not exhibit matrix effects between methods is essential to the standardization process. We examined the suitability of lyophilized material as a common reference material for the measurement of apolipoproteins A-I and B. We determined values for apolipoproteins A-I and B in frozen and lyophilized serum pools, using different immunochemical approaches. We found little or no differences in apolipoprotein A-I values between frozen and lyophilized pools as determined by the different methods. In contrast, values for apolipoprotein B in lyophilized samples were consistently lower than those obtained for frozen samples. After adjusting for the effect of dilution due to reconstitution, the difference in the apolipoprotein B values for lyophilized as compared with frozen samples ranged from -26% to 4%, depending upon the assay method. Evidently, serum pools in lyophilized from are not a suitable matrix for reference materials for apolipoprotein B measurements but can be used for apolipoprotein A-I measurements.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0009-9147
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
366-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of lyophilization of serum on the measurement of apolipoproteins A-I and B.
pubmed:affiliation
Northwest Lipid Research Center, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98104-2499.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.