Serum albumin. A CAP survey

Am J Clin Pathol. 1976 Jul;66(1):238-43.

Abstract

The results of a 1974 survey of albumin measurements as performed by more than 1,300 laboratories are presented. The most widely used methods are the dye-binding technics: bromcresol green (BCG) and 2-(4'-hydroxyazobenzene) benzoic acid (HABA). These are followed by electrophoresis and salt fractionation. All methods yielded comparable albumin concentrations except electrophoresis, which manifested a consistent low bias. This close agreement is attributed, in part, to the normal-range concentration of albumin in the test specimen. Type of standardization, i.e., commercial serum, bovine serum albumin, human serum albumin, or pooled serum, did not appear to be a factor in the estimation of albumin in the normal serum submitted for analysis. Surprisingly, interlaboratory variation, from method means, was the lowest for salt fractionation and electrophoretic technics.

MeSH terms

  • Azo Compounds
  • Benzoates
  • Bromcresol Green
  • Chemical Fractionation
  • Chemistry, Clinical / methods*
  • Electrophoresis
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Laboratories / standards*
  • Pathology
  • Serum Albumin / analysis*
  • Societies, Medical
  • United States

Substances

  • Azo Compounds
  • Benzoates
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Serum Albumin
  • Bromcresol Green