Lipid-dependent diagnostic assays

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving blood clotting factor

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436 63, 436 69, 436175, 436506, 436511, 436811, 436825, G01N 3353, G01N 33571

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ABSTRACT:
Improved lipid-dependent diagnostic assays are provided wherein the test sample to be assayed is pre-incubated with one or more phospholipids having a hexagonal (H.sub.II) organization or with lipidic particles. The pre-incubation results in reduced false positives due to anti-phospholipid antibodies, such as, lupus anticoagulants, which may be present in the test sample, without changing the overall character, including the normal baseline, of the assay. Suprisingly, in accordance with the invention, it has been found that only hexagonal phospholipids and lipidic particles can be used, and, in particular, lamellar (bilayer) phospholipids cannot be used. An assay for diagnosing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is also provided.

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