Immune subtraction for improved resolution in serum protein immunofixation electrophoresis and antibody isotype determination in a patient with autoantibody

Heavy chain isotypes of low level monoclonal immunoglobulins are sometimes obscured in serum immunofixation electrophoresis (SIFE) by a heavy background of polyclonal immunoglobulins. However, accurate determination of the heavy chain isotype is essential for a complete diagnosis, as isotype determi...

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Main Authors: Asad Ullah, Nivin Omar, Natasha M. Savage, Roni J. Bollag, Gurmukh Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:Practical Laboratory Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352551721000408