Determination of serum holotranscobalamin concentrations with the AxSYM active B12 assay: Cut-off point evaluation in the clinical laboratory

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 249-253

  Bamonti, Fabrizia ^a   Moscato, Giovanna Antonella ^b   Novembrino, Cristina ^a   Gregori, Dario ^c   Novi, Claudia ^b   De Giuseppe, Rachele ^a   Galli, Claudio ^d   Uva, Valentina ^a   Lonati, Silvia ^a   Maiavacca, Rita ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS   (Italy)

^e FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analytical performance; Holotranscobalamin; Immunoenzymatic assay; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN DERIVATIVE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; ENZYME; FOLIC ACID; HOLOTRANSCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HOLOTRANSCOBALAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSCOBALAMINS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 76649114666     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2010.032     Document Type: Article

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