title: Measurement of beta-2-microglobulin in serum and plasma by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
abstract: A simple technique for the measurement of beta-2-microglobulin (beta 2M) in serum was developed. The method was designed as a sandwich technique using rabbit anti-human antibodies, employing commercially available reagents in an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The assay was of high specificity, sensitivity, accuracy and reproducibility. beta 2M in serum was strongly correlated with age (p less than 0.005), but independent of sex. Values in heparin and citrate plasma were significantly lower than in serum (p less than 0.001), whereas values in serum and EDTA plasma were similar. Release of beta 2M from normal blood cells was not observed in vitro before the test procedure. An excellent correlation between the results obtained in the ELISA and a RIA was demonstrated (rS = 0.99, p less than 0.0001).
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007163:Immunosorbent Techniques; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012016:Reference Values; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin