Evaluation of a Chemiluminescent Immunoassay for Measurement of Equine Insulin

Autor: Catherine M. McGowan, Gina Pinchbeck, H.B. Carslake
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
ISSN: 1939-1676
0891-6640
Popis: Background Many diagnostic tests for insulin dysregulation use reference intervals established with an insulin radioimmunoassay (RIA) that is no longer available. A chemiluminescent immunoassay (CLIA) is commonly used for the measurement of serum insulin concentration in clinical practice but requires further validation, especially at clinically relevant reference intervals. Objectives To evaluate the CLIA for measurement of equine insulin and compare it to the previously validated, but now unavailable RIA. Samples Equine serum samples (n = 78) from clinical and experimental studies. Methods In this experimental study, performance of the CLIA was evaluated using standard variables, including comparison with the RIA. Continuous and binary outcomes were analyzed. Results The CLIA showed good intra-assay (coefficient of variation [CV], 1.8–2.4%) and interassay (CV, 3–7.1%) precision. Acceptable recovery on dilution (100 ± 10%) was achieved only at dilutions
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