Immunoassay

Studies from University of Utah provide new data on immunoassay

Published in Vaccine Weekly, November 4th, 2009

"Testing for soluble CD30 (sCD30), an indicator of Th2 immune response, is a useful prognostic marker in solid organ transplantation, lymphoproliferative disorders, autoimmunity, and various parasitic diseases. In this study we report the development and validation of a fluorescent microsphere immunoassay for the detection of sCD30 in serum, plasma, and culture supernatants," scientists in the United States report.

"The dynamic range of this assay is 1 to 400 ng/ml, and the rate of recovery of various concentrations of recombinant sCD30 ranges from 97 to 116% (average recovery, 105%). The test showed a high degree of precision in both intra-assay and interassay studies...

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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-11-04)

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