Background: The resurgence of the parasitic disease schistosomiasis calls for more efficient
diagnostic tests. We developed a rapid, simple, portable, and sensitive immunoagglutination …

At present no method for glycohemoglobin (% HbA1c) is automated on a main-line analyzer
to allow joint measurement with other indicators of diabetic control such as glucose and …

The detection of low levels of albumin in urine can be an important aid in the early diagnosis
of kidney disease. In this study, an automated system for urine analysis was developed that …

Turbidimetric immunoassay is commonly used to quantify serum proteins. Latex-particle
enhancement of this type of assay has been primarily associated with increasing assay …

Microalbuminuria is persistent albumin excretion between 30 and 300 mg/day, in patients
with diabetes it is usually indicative of diabetic nephropathy which is most common cause of …

Abstract Background: Diallelic [insertion/deletion (I/D)] polymorphism in the angiotensin-
converting enzyme (ACE) gene has been reported inconsistently as being associated with …

The present work deals with the study of the colloidal stability and immunoreactivity of acetal-
functionalized latex particles covered by different amount of IgG a-CRP protein. This protein …

Genetic polymorphism as described with angiotensin-converting enzyme gene has been
proposed as a putative mediator of diabetic nephropathy. We substantiate the hypothesis …

In IDDM, microalbuminuria (urinary albumin excretion rate (AER) of 20–200 μg/min) is a
predictor of persistent proteinuria and diabetic nephropathy. Early intervention may prevent …

To characterize polyclonal antisera for two-point immunoturbidimetric applications, we
defined, as functions of antiserum concentration, two parameters derived from dose …