Reference distributions for the negative acute-phase serum proteins, albumin, transferrin and transthyretin: A practical, simple and clinically relevant approach in a large cohort

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 273-279

  Ritchie, Robert F ^a   Palomaki, Glenn E ^a   Neveux, Louis M ^a   Navolotskaia, Olga ^a   Ledue, Thomas B ^a   Craig, Wendy Y ^a  

^a FOUNDATION FOR BLOOD RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute phase proteins; Albumin; Caucasian; Reference material; Reference range; Transferrin; Transthyretin

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; ALBUMIN; PLASMA PROTEIN; PREALBUMIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REFERENCE VALUE;

ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ENGLAND; PREALBUMIN; REFERENCE VALUES; SERUM ALBUMIN; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0032743724     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2825(1999)13:6<273::AID-JCLA4>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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