Interference from endogenous antibodies in automated immunoassays: What laboratorians need to know

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 673-678

  Ismail, A A A ^a  

^a Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Chemical Endocrinology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; CROSS REACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; KINETICS; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANTIBODIES; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; ARTIFACTS; CROSS REACTIONS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 68149155406     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2008.055848     Document Type: Review

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