ISSN:
1432-0584
Keywords:
Sickle cell disease, hemoglobin C disease
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Infant, newborn diseases
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Mass screening
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Monoclonal antibodies
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Enzyme-linked immunoassay
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary To facilitate the screening of blood for the presence of hemoglobins S or C, we devised an enzymelinked immunoassay (ELISA). The ELISA procedure incorporated a murine monoclonal antibody (mAb), βS-1, which recognized both Hb variants but did not react with Hb A, Hb A2 or Hb F. Hemoglobins in cord or adult hemolysates were coated on the surface of wells of polystyrene microtiter plates and treated with βS-1 mAb, followed by goat anti-mouse IgG conjugated with horseradish peroxidase. After addition of tetramethylbenzidine substrate solution, a deep blue color developed, signifying the presence of Hb S or Hb C. The βS-1 mAb ascites fluid could detect purified Hb S and Hb C when diluted to over 1/512,000 and cord blood hemolysates containing Hb S or Hb C when diluted to 1/128,000. Although maximal reactivity was achieved using undiluted hemolysates, the ELISA system could easily detect Hb S and Hb C in cord blood hemolysates when diluted 10−4. The sensitivity of the ELISA was 1%, which exceeds the lowest quantities of these variants normally found in cord blood. In addition, we found that the ELISA procedure was suitable for detecting Hb S/Hb C in whole blood as well. The entire assay could be conducted on multiple samples in less than 1 h, thus providing a specific, sensitive, rapid and simple screening technique for Hb S and Hb C in cord or adult blood.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01737848
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