Validation and development of an immunonephelometric assay for the determination of alpha-1 antitrypsin levels in dried blood spots from patients with COPD

Validation and development of an immunonephelometric assay for the determination of alpha-1 antitrypsin levels in dried blood spots from patients with COPD

OBJECTIVE: To validate and develop an immunonephelometric assay for the determination of alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) levels in dried blood spots from COPD patients in Brazil. METHODS: We determined AAT levels in serum samples and dried blood spots from 192 COPD patients. For the preparation of dr...

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Main Authors: Laura Russo Zillmer, Rodrigo Russo, Beatriz Martins Manzano, Ivan Ivanaga, Oliver Augusto Nascimento, Altay Alves Lino de Souza, Gildo Santos Junior, Francisco Rodriguez, Marc Miravitlles, Jose Roberto Jardim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2013-09-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Subjects:
Deficiencia de alfa 1-antitripsina
Nefelometria e turbidimetria
Doenca pulmonar obstrutiva cronica
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132013000500547&lng=en&tlng=en

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