Lipid-dependent diagnostic assays

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

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ABSTRACT:
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, with lipidic particles, or with bilayer-forming lysophospholipids such as monooleoylphosphatidylethanolamine (MOPE). The pre-incubation results in reduced false positives due to antiphospholipid 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. Surprisingly, in accordance with the invention, it has been found that only hexagonal phospholipids, lipidic particles, and bilayer-forming lysophospholipids can be used, and, in particular, lamellar (bilayer) phospholipids (other than such lysophospholipids) cannot be used. An assay for diagnosing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is also provided.

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