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Clinical Chemistry 32: 124-129, 1986;
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Clinical Chemistry, Vol 32, 124-129, Copyright © 1986 by American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Turbidimetry of rheumatoid factor in serum with a centrifugal analyzer

L Borque, M Yago, C Mar and C Rodriguez

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.




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