title: [Progress in glycated albumin assay and its clinical significance].
abstract: Glycated albumin (G-Alb) measured as one of the glycated proteins is recognized to be the clinical significant index of blood glucose control at earlier stage rather than HbA1c. The borate affinity column (BAC) method is regarded as a reference assay method, but the assay of fructosamine (FRA) is widely used at present as the easier method of G-Alb. In this paper, the characteristics, problems and usefulness of BAC method and FRA assay were described.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Laboratory, National Cardiovascular Center, Hospital, Suita.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katayama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nasu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuyama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Harano
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Urata
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis; D005470:Fluorometry; D019270:Fructosamine; D017127:Glycation End Products, Advanced; D006595:Hexosamines / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D009391:Nephelometry and Turbidimetry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis*; D013481:Superoxides; D000093423:Glycated Serum Albumin
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D017127:Glycation End Products, Advanced; D006595:Hexosamines; D012709:Serum Albumin; D013481:Superoxides; D019270:Fructosamine; D000093423:Glycated Serum Albumin