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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-2-13
pubmed:abstractText
We describe the simple, rapid turbidimetry of IgM rheumatoid factor in human serum by use of the Cobas-Bio centrifugal analyzer. Heat-aggregated human IgG is used as the antigen. The immunoturbidimetric reaction is monitored at 340 nm for 300 s, and the changes in absorbance after the antigen is added are used to prepare the standard curve. Test results are calculated from the stored curve and reported in int. units/mL, based on comparison with the WHO reference serum for rheumatoid factor. There is no interference from bilirubin (up to 340 mumol/L) or hemoglobin (up to 5600 mg/L). Serum samples with a triglyceride concentration greater than 2.20 mmol/L must be cleared of lipids before analysis. The standard curve is linear from 30 to 500 int. units/mL. Precision, accuracy, linearity, and sensitivity are quite acceptable. The CV was generally less than 5% for different concentrations of rheumatoid factor. Results agree well with those by a rate-nephelometric procedure on the Beckman ICS system (rs = 0.932). However, both correlate poorly with a modified classical Waaler-Rose test. Of 47 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, 34 had IgM rheumatoid factor in their serum, but the measured value did not reflect the activity of the disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0009-9147
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
124-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Turbidimetry of rheumatoid factor in serum with a centrifugal analyzer.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article