title: Serum amyloid A protein concentration measured by radial immunodiffusion in Abyssinian and non-Abyssinian cats.
abstract: Serum amyloid A (SAA) protein concentration was determined by use of radial immunodiffusion (RID) in 4 groups of cats: Abyssinian cats with amyloidosis, healthy Abyssinian cats without clinical evidence of amyloidosis, hospitalized non-Abyssinian cats, and clinically normal non-Abyssinian cats. Mean SAA concentration in Abyssinian cats with amyloidosis was significantly (P = 0.05) higher than mean SAA concentration in healthy Abyssinian cats without clinical evidence of amyloidosis and in hospitalized non-Abyssinian cats. Mean SAA concentration in clinically normal non-Abyssinian cats was significantly (P = 0.05) lower than mean SAA concentration in healthy Abyssinian cats without clinical evidence of amyloidosis and in hospitalized non-Abyssinian cats. Affected and healthy Abyssinian cats, however, could not reliably be distinguished on the basis of SAA concentration, because of the wide range of SAA values in these 2 groups of cats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: DiBartola
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Reiter
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Cornacoff
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Kociba
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Benson
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D002415:Cats; D005779:Immunodiffusion / Q000662:veterinary; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000685:Serum Amyloid A Protein