title: Biological variation of plasma ferritin in healthy adult males in south Indian population-A sample study.
abstract: A sample study of biological variation of plasma ferritin in healthy adult males 19-25 years of age (n=6) in the Indian population was determined. Venous blood was collected on 3 non-consecutive days during a 3 week period. Plasma ferritin was measured using enzyme linked immunoassay in an automated immunoassay system. Analytical and Biological variation was calculated. We found a mean biological variation of 21.64%. Thus, our results indicate that biological variation contributed most to the intraindividual variation.
authors.affiliation: Core Laboratory, St. John's Institute of Population Health and Clinical Research, 560 034 Bangalore.
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Gnanou
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muthayya
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Kurpad
keywords: Biological Variation; enzyme linked immunoassay