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. 2007 Mar 20;9(3):196–200. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-6175.2007.06445.x

Table.

Newer Methods of Albuminuria Detection

Method Interassay Coefficients of
Variation Detection Limit
 for Albumin False‐Negative
 vs HPLC, % False‐Positive
 vs HPLC, %
HPLC 2.4% at 95.8 mg/L 2 mg/L ND ND
Immunonephelometry (Beckman Array Analyzer; Global Medical Instrumentation, Inc, Ramsey, MN) 4.2% at 12.1 mg/L and 5.3% at 45 mg/L 2 mg/L ND ND
Immunoturbidity (Dade‐Behring Turbimeter;
Dade Behring, Inc,
Deerfield, IL) 4.1% at 10.6 mg/L
and 2.2% at 77.9
mg/L 6 mg/L 36 0
Radioimmunoassay 9.2% at 12.2 mg/dL 16 µg/L 23 0
HPLC indicates high performance liquid chromatography; ND, not determined. From Busby and Bakris. 4