γ/IgG ratio: role in distinguishing monoclonal spikes from fibrinogen

Serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP) is a standard screening method for detecting monoclonal gammopathies. Presence of fibrinogen, however, can mimic a true monoclonal spike and interfere with accurate monoclonal protein identification. We describe a novel approach for distinguishing fibrinogen spik...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of clinical laboratory analysis 2011, Vol.25 (5), p.332-336
Hauptverfasser: Lee, Maria Teresa, Caturegli, Patrizio, Humphrey, Richard L., Thompson, Richard E., Detrick, Barbara
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Zusammenfassung:Serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP) is a standard screening method for detecting monoclonal gammopathies. Presence of fibrinogen, however, can mimic a true monoclonal spike and interfere with accurate monoclonal protein identification. We describe a novel approach for distinguishing fibrinogen spikes from true monoclonal spikes. We classified 600 individual patient samples into four groups: group 1, 58 samples with a fibrinogen spike; group 2, 127 samples with a spike due to a monoclonal gammopathy; group 3, 181 samples with previously established monoclonal gammopathies but resolved posttreatment; and group 4, 234 control samples without monoclonal gammopathies. The value of using a γ regionfraction/IgG ratio in distinguishing fibrinogen from true monoclonal spikes was assessed. The γ/IgG ratio in the fibrinogen group is significantly (P
ISSN:0887-8013
1098-2825
DOI:10.1002/jcla.20480