Abstract

BRESCIANI, Pablo Diego et al. Post-analytical validation of the correlation between immunoglobulins-gammaglobulins. Acta bioquím. clín. latinoam. [online]. 2007, vol.41, n.4, pp.553-557. ISSN 0325-2957.

Conventional agarose gel electrophoresis (AE) followed by densitometric analysis and quantitation of immunoglobulins IgG, IgA, and IgM (GAM) enable the evaluation of the immunological humoral status. Due to methodological differences, the results of the immunoglobulins quantitation by immunoturbidimetry (GAM), and the ones of the GAMMAAE region by densitometer tracing, are difficult to correlate. The aim of the present study was to establish a method of post-analytical validation between both procedures. One thousand and fifty-seven sera were selected, out of which 736 did not show any monoclonal components in the AE. GAM concentration was determined with a 917 Hitachi autoanalizer (Tina-quant-Roche). The GAMMA region was obtained by AE with a semiautomatic system (Hydragel Protein), followed by densitometer tracing (Hyrys, SEBIA). By means of the least-square multiple linear regression analysis of the GAMMA and GAM determinations of the 736 sera, the percentage fractions of each immunoglobulin corresponding to the GAMMA region were obtained: GAMMAGAM=0,84xIgG+0,23xIgA+0,75xIgM; (r=0.955; p<0.0001). In order to detect abnormalities such as the presence of monoclonal components, the 1057 sera were tested. The cut-off values for the normal difference between the GAMMAGAM and the GAMMAAEAE, were the following: -0.21;+0.18 (g/dL). The ratio of each immunoglobulin with respect to its higher normal value was determined, and the resulting cut-off value was 1.5. For the detection of abnormalities, a global sensitivity and specificity of 81.4%, and 76.6%, respectively was obtained by combining both procedures. In the present study the algorithm of decisions applied is shown.

Keywords : Immunoglobulins; Electrophoregramme; Post analytical validation; Quality control.

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