Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin is not affected by serum separators

Alcohol Alcohol. 1998 Sep-Oct;33(5):447-50. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/33.5.447.

Abstract

We studied the possible effects on serum carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) determination by a CDTect (Pharmacia) method of serum isolation in four different types of blood-collection tubes, namely: (1) glass tubes (glass Vacutainer tubes with no additive); (2) S-Monovette Neutral tubes (plastic tubes with no additive); (3) S-Monovette Serum tubes (plastic tubes with kaolin-coated plastic granulate coagulation accelerator); and (4) S-Monovette Serum/Gel tubes (plastic tubes with kaolin-coated plastic granulate and a polymerized acrylamide resin). Using Passing and Bablok regression analysis, we did not observe significant differences in CDT concentrations determined in 58 serum samples using any of these four blood-collection systems.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Biological Factors / blood*
  • Blood Chemical Analysis / methods*
  • Humans
  • Transferrin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Transferrin / analysis

Substances

  • Biological Factors
  • Transferrin
  • carbohydrate-deficient transferrin