title: Optimized microturbidimetric assay for fibrinogen.
abstract: In this assay we measure the turbidity produced by precipitation of plasma fibrinogen with a reagent composed of ammonium sulfate, EDTA, and guanidine hydrochloride. The two-step reagent addition, and use of fixed reaction times, eliminates interference from bilirubin, hemoglobin, and chylomicrons. We checked 135 monoclonal proteins for interference, finding the probability of encountering major interference in samples from adults to be very low, P = 0.0002. The method is calibrated with purified fibrinogen and the response is linear over the range 0-10 g/L. Within-run precision (CV) is less than 2% from 1 to 10 g/L. Correlations with the immunoturbidimetric (r = 0.99), chronometric (r = 0.99), and clotting (r = 0.97) methods were extremely high.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire du Centre Hospitalier de Laon, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Macart
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koffi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Henocque
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Mathieu
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Guilbaud
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008832:Microchemistry; D009391:Nephelometry and Turbidimetry / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D005340:Fibrinogen